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

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“Iodochlorhydroxyquin.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/iodochlorhydroxyquin. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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