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in water. Chiefly used as an injection in gonorrhea of man and 

 diarrhea in foals, grs. xv; 1., with opium or tannin. Externally it 

 may be substituted for silver nitrate. 



* THIOL 



This preparation was introduced as a commercial substitute for 

 ichthyol, but has not been very satisfactory. It is made by action of 

 sulphur and sulphuric acid upon a hydrocarbon formed hy destruc- 

 tive distillation of peat. 



Tumenol is a similar product. 

 * Unofficial. 



