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thimerosal

[ thahy-mur-uh-sal, -mer- ]

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a cream-colored, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 9 H 9 HgNaO 2 S, used chiefly as an antiseptic.


thimerosal

/ θ²¹ÉªËˆ³¾É›°ùəˌ²õæ±ô /

noun

  1. a creamy white crystalline compound of mercury, used in solution as an antiseptic. Formula: C 9 H 9 HgNaO 2 S
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thimerosal1

1945–50; perhaps thi- + mer(cury) + -o- + sal(icylate)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thimerosal1

C20: from thio- + mer ( cury ) + sal ( icylate )
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He and his father, Mark, collaborated for years on articles claiming a connection between vaccines containing a compound called thimerosal as a preservative and a rise in autism diagnoses.

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Kennedy has also advanced the baseless claim that thimerosal in vaccines can cause autism, which has been thoroughly discredited by scientists.

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He questioned the safety of thimerosal, a common vaccine preservative, advancing the debunked claim it could lead to autism.

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Weldon is best known for pushing the thoroughly discredited theory that thimerosal, a preservative compound in some vaccines, causes autism.

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He wanted to reassure parents who were worried about the effects of a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal, found in some vaccines.

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