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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 antiseptic
Familiarity information: THIMEROSAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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