Definition of Iridic

1. Adjective. Of or containing iridium.

Partainyms: Iridium

2. Adjective. Of or relating to the iris of the eye.
Partainyms: Iris

Definition of Iridic

1. a. Of or pertaining to the iris of the eye.

2. a. Of or pertaining to iridium; -- said specifically of those compounds in which iridium has a relatively high valence.

Definition of Iridic

1. Adjective. (chemistry) containing tetravalent iridium ¹

2. Adjective. (medicine) Of or relating to the iris of the eye. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Iridic

1. pertaining to iridium [adj] - See also: iridium

Medical Definition of Iridic

1. Of or pertaining to iridium; said specifically of those compounds in which iridium has a relatively high valence. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Iridic

iridesced
iridescence
iridescences
iridescent
iridescent cloud
iridescent virus
iridescent ware
iridescently
iridesces
iridescing
iridesis
iridial
iridial part of retina
iridian
iridiated
iridic (current term)
iridico-
iridiferous
iridin
iridio-
iridioscope
iridioscopes
iridiosmium
iridious
iridisation
iridise
iridised
iridises
iridising
iridium

Literary usage of Iridic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Inorganic Chemistry by Edward Frankland, Francis Robert Japp (1885)
"It is most readily prepared by heating a mixture of potassic iridic chloride and sodic ... When a solution of potassic di-iridic chloride is precipitated ..."

2. A Manual of Qualitative Chemical Analysis by Augustus Beauchamp Northcote, Arthur Herbert Church (1858)
"The anhydrous iridic salts are generally black, or red if powdered; ... The principal insoluble iridic salts are the iodide, the hydrate, and the sulphide. ..."

3. A Manual of Qualitative Chemical Analysis by Augustus Beauchamp Northcote, Arthur Herbert Church (1858)
"The anhydrous iridic salts are generally black, or red if powdered; ... The principal insoluble iridic salts are the iodide, the hydrate, and the sulphide. ..."

4. Manual of Qualitative Chemical Analysis by C. Remigius Fresenius (1897)
"to incipient redness, and treated with chlorine gas, sodium iridic chloride is formed, which dissolves in water to a deep red-brown fluid. ..."

5. Manual of Qualitive Chemical Analysis by C. Remigius Fresenius, Samuel William Johnson (1883)
"Potassium chloride precipitates iridic potassium chloride as a dark brown ... Ammonium chloride precipitates from concentrated solutions iridic ammonium ..."

6. Inorganic Chemistry by Edward Frankland, Francis Robert Japp (1885)
"It is most readily prepared by heating a mixture of potassic iridic chloride and sodic ... When a solution of potassic di-iridic chloride is precipitated ..."

7. A Manual of Qualitative Chemical Analysis by Augustus Beauchamp Northcote, Arthur Herbert Church (1858)
"The anhydrous iridic salts are generally black, or red if powdered; ... The principal insoluble iridic salts are the iodide, the hydrate, and the sulphide. ..."

8. A Manual of Qualitative Chemical Analysis by Augustus Beauchamp Northcote, Arthur Herbert Church (1858)
"The anhydrous iridic salts are generally black, or red if powdered; ... The principal insoluble iridic salts are the iodide, the hydrate, and the sulphide. ..."

9. Manual of Qualitative Chemical Analysis by C. Remigius Fresenius (1897)
"to incipient redness, and treated with chlorine gas, sodium iridic chloride is formed, which dissolves in water to a deep red-brown fluid. ..."

10. Manual of Qualitive Chemical Analysis by C. Remigius Fresenius, Samuel William Johnson (1883)
"Potassium chloride precipitates iridic potassium chloride as a dark brown ... Ammonium chloride precipitates from concentrated solutions iridic ammonium ..."

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