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thimerosal definition

thi·mero·sal (t̸hī mer′ə sal′, -mʉr′-)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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