Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A cream-colored crystalline powder, C9H9HgNaO2S, used as a local antiseptic for abrasions and minor cuts.
Wiktionary
- n. A compound, chemical formula C9H9HgNaO2S, used as an antiseptic and antifungal agent, especially in vaccines.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic
Etymologies
- thi(o)- + mer(cury) + -o- + sal(icylate). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“However, injected flu vaccines may contain thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative, which many doctors believe is safe but others believe may be responsible for effects on the brain and nervous system.”
“Will the single-dose injectable units of H1N1 2009 vaccine that do NOT contain thimerosal (mercury) be available at the same time as the multi-dose vials that do contain it?”
“For the record, thimerosal is not the only ingredient that worries those of us with autistic children.”
The Wall Street Journal: Unanswered Questions About U.S. Vaccination Policy
“And later this year, attorneys will present four more test cases to determine whether MMR vaccines, regardless of whether or not they contain thimerosal, may bring about the condition.”
“The mainstream medical community has long contended that vaccines, whether they contain thimerosal or not, do not cause autism.”
“The theory that thimerosal is singularly culpable in bringing about autism is only one of three upon which courts will decide," the news media report.”
“The flu vaccine does contain thimerosal, but it isn’t considered a routine childhood immunization.”
“Around the same time, U.S. parents and opportunistic lawyers latched on to a related theory that vaccination shots containing a mercury compound called thimerosal caused autism.”
“Then, a year later, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) publicly recommended the removal of a widely used mercury-based preservative called thimerosal from childhood shots.”
“By the early 1930s they had settled on a recently synthesized ethylmercury compound called thimerosal.”
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