DMSO Definition

dēĕm-ĕs-ō
noun
A colorless liquid, (CH3)2SO, that diffuses very rapidly through the skin: used as a solvent and experimentally in medicine.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
(organic chemistry) Dimethyl sulfoxide.
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Origin of DMSO

  • d(i)m(ethyl)s(ulf)o(xide)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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