HyperDic: sodium_ethylmercurithiosalicylate

English > 1 sense of the expression sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate:
NOUNartifactsodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate, thimerosal, Merthiolatea light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic
English > sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic.
Synonymsthimerosal, Merthiolate
BroaderantisepticA substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
Spanishtimerosal
Catalantimerosal

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