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Polynoxylin

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POLYNOXYLIN is polynoxymethyleneurea, a condensation product of formaldehyde and urea which has interesting antibacterial and antifungal properties1. It is a white, stable powder, soluble in water to an extent of less than 0.3 per cent, and probably having the following type of formula:

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HALER, D. Polynoxylin. Nature 198, 400–401 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198400b0

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