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nosophen

nosophen noun: an iodine compound obtained as a yellowish-grey powder by the action of iodine on phenolphthalein.

Noun

nosophen (uncountable)

  1. An iodine compound obtained as a yellowish-grey powder by the action of iodine on phenolphthalein.

Synonyms of nosophen

Origin of nosophen

From nose and phenol; it was originally used to treat nasal conditions.

Questions about nosophen

What does nosophen mean?
Nosophen means an iodine compound obtained as a yellowish-grey powder by the action of iodine on phenolphthalein.
What part of speech is nosophen?
Nosophen is a noun.

Words near nosophen in the dictionary

  1. nosology
  2. nosomania
  3. nosonomy
  4. nosoparasite
  5. nosoparasites
  6. nosophen
  7. nosophilia
  8. nosophobe
  9. nosophobes
  10. nosophobia
  11. nosophobias

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