Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a colorless gas that yields hydroiodic acid in aqueous solution;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hydriodic \Hy`dri*od"ic\, a. [Hydr- + iodic: cf. F.
hydriodique.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, hydrogen and iodine; -- said
of an acid (HI) produced by the combination of these
elements.
[1913 Webster]
Hydriodic acid (Chem.), a pungent, colorless gas, HI,
usually prepared as a solution in water. It is strong
reducing agent. Called also hydrogen iodide.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hydrogen iodide
n 1: a colorless gas that yields hydroiodic acid in aqueous
solution