DMSO

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DMSO

 (dē′ĕm-ĕs-ō′)
n.
A colorless hygroscopic liquid, (CH3)2SO, obtained from lignin, used as an industrial solvent and in medicine as a penetrant to convey medications into the tissues.

[d(i)m(ethyl)s(ulf)o(xide).]
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DMSO

abbreviation for
(Elements & Compounds) dimethylsulphoxide
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DMSO

dimethyl sulfoxide: a liquid industrial solvent, C2H6OS, approved for topical use to reduce inflammation and diffuse drugs into the bloodstream.
[1960–65]
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Translations

DMSO

V. dimethyl sulfoxide.
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[8] fabricated a variety of PEDOT:PSS films from PEDOT:PSS aqueous dispersion to which DMSO was added in various concentrations and characterized them in order to study the effect of DMSO on the properties of PEDOT:PSS films.
A stock solution of L was made in 100% DMSO at 500 mM concentration.
The use of a solvent (DMSO) as a bore fluid instead of water produced larger outer surface pore sizes, inner surface pore sizes, and fibre porosity (fibre 1: 0.18 [micro]m, 0.43 [micro]m, 62% versus fibre 5: 0.62 [micro]m, 5.04 [micro]m, 80%).
At a pyrene concentration of 2x[10.sup.-5] g/L, the SSF intensities differ, depending on the solvent nature, and the strongest fluorescence signal was detected in the case of DMSO. At a pyrene concentration of 2x[10.sup.-4] g/L, the highest SSF signal was detected in the water-ethanol medium.
Next, the holocellulose powder was extracted by DMSO at 80[degrees]C for 7 h, using a solid to liquid ratio of 1:25(g/ml).
When conducting a comparative study between DMSO and ethylene glycol in the slow freezing of testicular fragments of prepubertal mice (Mus musculus), GOOSSENS et al.
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