jod
1. jod
the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet [deseta črka hebrejske abecede]
2. jod
a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks) [nekovinski element, ki spada v halogene; uporablja se predvsem v medicini in fotografiji ter v barvilih; naravno se pojavlja le v kombinaciji v majhnih količinah (kot v morski vodi ali kamninah)]