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THIMEROSAL

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

• THIMEROSAL (noun)

Sense 1

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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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