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A cream-colored crystalline powder, C₉H₉HgNaO₂S, used as a local antiseptic for abrasions and minor cuts.

[thi(o)- + mer(cury) + -o- + sal(icylate).]

thimerosal [θaɪˈmɛrəˌsæl]

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a creamy white crystalline compound of mercury, used in solution as an antiseptic. Formula: C₉H₉HgNaO₂S

[from thio- + mer(cury) + sal(icylate)]

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thimerosal - a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic

Merthiolate, sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate

antiseptic - a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues

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