thimerosal
noun
thi·mer·o·sal thī-ˈmer-ə-ˌsal 
: a crystalline organic mercurial antiseptic C9H9HgNaO2S used especially for its antifungal and bacteriostatic properties
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web But multiple studies that followed could not establish an association between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism. 
Anne P. Kim, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2020 The myth of a link expanded in 2005 with claims that the vaccine preservative thimerosal causes autism. Michelle Cortez | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2015 There are also thimerosal-free formulations of the influenza vaccine, the CDC says. Anna Borges, SELF, 26 Aug. 2019 In 2001, vaccine makers removed thimerosal from all of the U.S. vaccines recommended for children under 6, except for the flu vaccine. Elizabeth Byrne, Shiying Cheng, Houston Chronicle, 12 June 2019 Her fellow lobbyist, Kennedy, has argued that vaccines, specifically those containing the element thimerosal, may cause autism, a view unsupported by scientific evidence and dismissed as a conspiracy theory by experts. Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, 13 June 2019 Studies have shown no evidence of harm caused by the low doses of thimerosal in vaccines. Julie Washington, cleveland.com, 23 Jan. 2018 The flu vaccine does contain a preservative called thimerosal, which breaks down to ethylmercury once inside the body. Grace Donnelly, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2018 While that may seem far-fetched, science has equally disproven the accusations of autism-causation and mercury poisoning through thimerosal. Madeleine Deliee, Woman's Day, 13 Mar. 2017 See More
Anne P. Kim, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2020 The myth of a link expanded in 2005 with claims that the vaccine preservative thimerosal causes autism. Michelle Cortez | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2015 There are also thimerosal-free formulations of the influenza vaccine, the CDC says. Anna Borges, SELF, 26 Aug. 2019 In 2001, vaccine makers removed thimerosal from all of the U.S. vaccines recommended for children under 6, except for the flu vaccine. Elizabeth Byrne, Shiying Cheng, Houston Chronicle, 12 June 2019 Her fellow lobbyist, Kennedy, has argued that vaccines, specifically those containing the element thimerosal, may cause autism, a view unsupported by scientific evidence and dismissed as a conspiracy theory by experts. Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, 13 June 2019 Studies have shown no evidence of harm caused by the low doses of thimerosal in vaccines. Julie Washington, cleveland.com, 23 Jan. 2018 The flu vaccine does contain a preservative called thimerosal, which breaks down to ethylmercury once inside the body. Grace Donnelly, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2018 While that may seem far-fetched, science has equally disproven the accusations of autism-causation and mercury poisoning through thimerosal. Madeleine Deliee, Woman's Day, 13 Mar. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
probably from thi- + mercury + -o- + salicylate
First Known Use
1949, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
thimerosal
noun
thi·mer·o·sal thī-ˈmer-ə-ˌsal
: a crystalline organic mercurial antiseptic C9H9HgNaO2S used especially for its antifungal and bacteriostatic properties see merthiolate