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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Iodoquinine sulfate, a chemical compound whose crystals are dichroic and thus can be used for polarizing light. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From Herapath + -ite, after its discoverer, the physician William Bird Herapath.

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