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SODIUM ETHYLMERCURITHIOSALICYLATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate mean? 

SODIUM ETHYLMERCURITHIOSALICYLATE (noun)
  The noun SODIUM ETHYLMERCURITHIOSALICYLATE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SODIUM ETHYLMERCURITHIOSALICYLATE used as a noun is very rare.


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SODIUM ETHYLMERCURITHIOSALICYLATE (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 ("sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate" is a kind of...):

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


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