tetraiodophenolphthalein

English

Noun

tetraiodophenolphthalein (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) Synonym of nosophen
   • 1918, William Ridgely Orndorff, Samuel Arthur Mahood, Tetraiodophenolphthalein and Tetraidophenoltetrachlorophthalein and Some of Their Derivatives, page 952:

     Classen and Löb represent the 4 iodine atoms in tetraiodophenolphthalein as replacing 2 hydrogen atoms in each of the phenol residues.

   • 1928, United States Naval Medical Bulletin, volume 26, page 980:

     Sproull reported […] satisfactory results from the oral administration of plain tetraiodophenolphthalein without capsules, mixed with cold, cooked breakfast cereal, without fats.