Term Name: | thimerosal |
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Synonyms: | [(o-carboxyphenyl)thio]ethylmercury sodium salt, ethyl(2-mercaptobenzoato-S)mercury sodium salt, ethylmercurithiosalicylate sodium, ethylmercurithiosalicylic acid sodium salt, mercurothiolate, Merthiolate, o-(ethylmercurithio)benzoic acid sodium salt, sodium [(2-carboxylatophenyl)sulfanyl](ethyl)mercurate(1-), sodium ethyl[2-(sulfanyl-kappaS)benzoato(2-)]mercurate(1-), sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate, sodium merthiolate, Thimerosal, thiomersal, thiomersalate, thiomersalum, tiomersal |
Definition: | An alkylmercury compound (approximately 49% mercury by weight) used as an antiseptic and antifungal agent. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:9546] ( EBI ) |