Nosophen

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

  Nosophen \Nos"o*phen\, n. [Nose + phenol; orig. used for
     affections of the nose.] (Pharm.)
     An iodine compound obtained as a yellowish gray, odorless,
     tasteless powder by the action of iodine on phenolphthalein.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]