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iodocresol

iodocresol noun: any of several isomeric iodine derivatives of the cresols, especially one used in medicine as a substitute for iodoform.

Noun

iodocresol (plural iodocresols)

  1. Any of several isomeric iodine derivatives of the cresols, especially one used in medicine as a substitute for iodoform.

Forms of iodocresol

pluraliodocresols

Origin of iodocresol

From iodo- + cresol.

Questions about iodocresol

What does iodocresol mean?
Iodocresol means any of several isomeric iodine derivatives of the cresols, especially one used in medicine as a substitute for iodoform.
What part of speech is iodocresol?
Iodocresol is a noun.
What is the plural of iodocresol?
The plural of iodocresol is iodocresols.

Words near iodocresol in the dictionary

  1. iodobutyls
  2. iodochlorhydroxyquin
  3. iodochlorohydroxyquinoline
  4. iodocholesterol
  5. iodocholesterols
  6. iodocresol
  7. iodocresols
  8. iodocyanopindolol
  9. iodocyclization
  10. iodocyclizations
  11. iododecyl

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