Thimerosal Definition

thī-mĕrə-săl
noun
A cream-colored, crystalline compound, C9H9HgNaO2S, used chiefly in solutions as an antiseptic for surface wounds.
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Origin of Thimerosal

  • thi(o)– mer(cury) –o– sal(icylate)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Thimerosal Sentence Examples

  • Thimerosal is 50 per cent composed of ethyl mercury and is used as a preservative.

  • The whooping cough vaccine contains thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative used in vaccines.

  • Between 1988 and 2004, 6,506 petitions were filed with the VICP, of which 4,246 were claims for autism resulting from the mercury-containing vaccine preservative thimerosal.

  • Between 1989 and 2004, 140 of the thimerosal claims were dismissed and the rest of these claims were found to be not compensable.

  • Moreover, the meningitis vaccine should not be given to individuals known to be sensitive to thimerosal (mercury derivative) or other ingredients of the vaccine.

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