Iodocresol

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Iodocresol \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.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]