THIMEROSAL


Meaning of THIMEROSAL in English

/thuy merr"euh sal', -mer"-/ , n. Pharm.

a cream-colored, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 9 H 9 HgNaO 2 S, used chiefly as an antiseptic.

[ 1945-50; perh. THI- + MER(CURY) + -O- + SAL(ICYLATE) ]

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