I`o*do*cre"sol (?), n. [Iodo- + cresol.] (Org. Chem.)

Any of several isomeric iodine derivatives of the cresols, C6H3I(CH3)OH, esp. one, an odorless amorphous powder, used in medicine as a substitute for iodoform.

 

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