DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE


Meaning of DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE in English

noun

Etymology: dimethyl + sulfoxide

: a compound C 2 H 6 SO obtained as a by-product in wood-pulp manufacture and used as a solvent and in medicine especially as an anti-inflammatory agent (as in the treatment of interstitial cystitis) — called also DMSO

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