{{Quote|… and take the iodine upstairs to Martha, Billy Stubbs has been picking his scabs and Eric Whalley's oozing all over his sheets — chicken pox on top of everything else.|[[Cole|Mrs. Cole]] to one of her helpers at [[Wool's Orphanage]] in [[1930s|1938]].|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
{{Quote|… and take the iodine upstairs to Martha, Billy Stubbs has been picking his scabs and Eric Whalley's oozing all over his sheets — chicken pox on top of everything else.|[[Cole|Mrs. Cole]] to one of her helpers at [[Wool's Orphanage]] in [[1930s|1938]].|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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'''Iodine''' is a chemical element, and a halogen. Iodine and its compounds are primarily used in nutrition, and industrially in the production of acetic acid and certain polymers. Iodine is also used in the production of tincture of iodine, a disinfectant.
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'''Iodine''' (chemical symbol: '''I''') is a chemical element, and a halogen. Iodine and its compounds are primarily used in nutrition, and industrially in the production of acetic acid and certain polymers. Iodine is also used in the production of tincture of iodine, a disinfectant.
At [[Wool's Orphanage]], in [[1930s|1938]], after [[Billy Stubbs]] and [[Eric Whalley]] developed chicken pox, [[Cole|Mrs. Cole]], the matron, told one of her helpers to take the iodine to [[Martha]], so that she could disinfect their scabs.<ref name="HBP13">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 13 (''The Secret Riddle'')</ref>
At [[Wool's Orphanage]], in [[1930s|1938]], after [[Billy Stubbs]] and [[Eric Whalley]] developed chicken pox, [[Cole|Mrs. Cole]], the matron, told one of her helpers to take the iodine to [[Martha]], so that she could disinfect their scabs.<ref name="HBP13">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 13 (''The Secret Riddle'')</ref>
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"… and take the iodine upstairs to Martha, Billy Stubbs has been picking his scabs and Eric Whalley's oozing all over his sheets — chicken pox on top of everything else."
Iodine (chemical symbol: I) is a chemical element, and a halogen. Iodine and its compounds are primarily used in nutrition, and industrially in the production of acetic acid and certain polymers. Iodine is also used in the production of tincture of iodine, a disinfectant.
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