Oxyquinoline

**Definition:** An antiseptic with mild fungistatic, bacteriostatic, anthelmintic, and amebicidal action. It is also used as a reagent and metal chelator, as a carrier for radio-indium for diagnostic purposes, and its halogenated derivatives are used in addition as topical anti-infective agents and oral antiamebics.

**Tree numbers:** - D03.633.100.810.350.625

**Synonyms:** - 8-Hydroxyquinoline - 8-Oxyquinoline - 8-Quinolinol - Oxine - Oxyquinol