iodochlorhydroxyquin

noun io·do·chlor·hy·droxy·quin
\ī-ˌōd-ə-ˌklōr-hī-ˈdräk-sē-ˌkwin, ī-ˌäd-ə-, -ˌklȯr-\

Medical Definition of IODOCHLORHYDROXYQUIN

: an antimicrobial and mildly irritant drug C₉H₅ClINO formerly used especially as an antidiarrheal but now used mainly as an antiseptic

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