thimerosal

(t̸hī mer′ə sal′, -mʉr′-)

noun

a cream-colored, crystalline compound, CHHgNaOS, used chiefly in solutions as an antiseptic for surface wounds

Origin: by contr. and transposition of (sodium ethyl)mercurithiosalicylate, the name of the compound

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noun

A cream-colored crystalline powder, C₉H₉HgNaO₂S, used as a local antiseptic for abrasions and minor cuts.

Origin:

Origin: thi(o)-

Origin: + mer(cury)

Origin: + -o-

Origin: + sal(icylate)

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