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Japanese
Etymology
Compound of 沃 (yō, used phonetically) + 素 (so, “chemical element”). First used by Morisaburō Ichikawa in Rika Nikki (1872).[1] 沃 was used by Shiba Ryōkai in Shichiyaku Shinsetsu (1860) as 沃顛[2] and by Heijirō Takehara in Kagaku Nyūmon (1867–1870) as 沃陳 from Dutch jodium.
Pronunciation
Noun
ヨウ素 • (yōso)
- iodine, I
- 放射性のヨウ素131
- hōshasei no yōso-hyakusanjūichi
- radioactive iodine-131
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