See Also: Iodic(medicine)
iodic(dictionary)
Iodic acid(medicine)

ignoble (iou) and iodic (iou)


ignoble (iou)



ignoble adjective, verb, & noun. LME.
[(French from) Latin ignobilis, formed as I-2 + (g)nobilis NOBLE adjective.]
A. adjective.
Not noble in birth or rank; of humble origin or social status. LME.
ignoble hawk Falconry any of the short-winged hawks (e.g. the goshawk and sparrowhawk) which chase or rake after their prey instead of swooping down on it.
E. A. Freeman A West-Saxon house which, two generations back, had been undistinguished, perhaps ignoble.
Not noble in character or quality; dishonourable, mean-spirited. L16.
Milton Counsel'd ignoble ease, and peaceful sloath.
b. verb trans. Make ignoble; give a bad reputation to. rare. L16.
C. noun. A person of ignoble rank or character. Usu. in pl. Now rare. E17.
igno'bility noun ignoble quality LME.
ignobleness noun LME.
ignobly adverb L16.

iodic (iou)



iodic adjective. E19.
[from IODO- + -IC. Cf. French iodique.]
Chemistry. Of or pertaining to iodine. Chiefly in iodic acid, any of several oxo acids of iodine, esp. that of its pentavalent oxidation state (HIO3). Cf. PERIODIC adjective2. E19.
Medicine. Caused by administration of iodine. arch. rare. L19.