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THIMEROSAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thimerosal mean? 

THIMEROSAL (noun)
  The noun THIMEROSAL has 1 sense:

1. a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antisepticplay

  Familiarity information: THIMEROSAL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THIMEROSAL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Merthiolate; sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate; thimerosal

Hypernyms ("thimerosal" is a kind of...):

antiseptic (a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues)


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