iodin
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a variation of
iodine.
iodinenouna nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. I; 126.904; 53; (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
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Dr. Crile pointed out that iodin must be given with great caution to grown persons who may have a tendency to thyroid tumor.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In some cases, swelling does not develop as the result of a single injection of iodin.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
Coffee cellulose gives a blue color with sulphuric acid and iodin, and is dissolved by an ammoniacal solution of copper oxid.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
We must again draw upon the resources of experience in the form of blisters, the fomentations, the iodin, and the mercurial ointments, as heretofore mentioned.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
After thoroughly cleansing the opening of the wound and its surroundings, tincture of iodin should be injected directly into the wound.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry