IOTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does iota mean? 

• IOTA (noun)
  The noun IOTA has 2 senses:

1. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

2. the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet

  Familiarity information: IOTA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IOTA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tiny or scarcely detectable amount

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

iota; scintilla; shred; smidge; smidgen; smidgeon; smidgin; tittle; whit

Hypernyms ("iota" is a kind of...):

small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The 9th letter of the Greek alphabet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("iota" is a kind of...):

alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)

Holonyms ("iota" is a member of...):

Greek alphabet (the alphabet used by ancient Greeks)

 Context examples 

Gold sodium thiomalate (GST) appears to inhibit the activity of atypical protein kinase C iota (PKCiota) by forming a cysteinyl-aurothiomalate adduct with the cysteine residue Cys-69 within the PB1 binding domain of PKCiota.

(Gold Sodium Thiomalate, NCI Thesaurus)

"The Ring of Bells" and "The Peri and the Pearl" are not changed one iota.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

DNA polymerase iota (740 aa, ~83 kDa) is encoded by the human POLI gene.

(DNA Polymerase Iota, NCI Thesaurus)

I assure you that it has not detracted in the tiniest iota from your appearance.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Standard stabilizers such as sodium alginate, guar gum, iota carrageenan, xanthan gum and carboxymethyl cellulose are commonplace.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)