单词	thiomersal
释义	thiomersal /ˌθʌɪə(ʊ)ˈməːs(ə)l / noun [mass noun] A compound able to inhibit the growth of bacteria and other microorganisms, used as a medical disinfectant and preservative for biological products. Chemical formula: C9H9O2SHgNa. This was strengthened a few weeks ago when US researchers suggested a mercury-based preservative, thiomersal used in the vaccine for whooping cough could be linked to the development of the condition.... We are told that the mercury-based preservative thiomersal will no longer be used in the whooping cough vaccine ‘as part of a worldwide aim of reducing exposure to the element.’ The removal of the mercury-based preservative, thiomersal, comes weeks after researchers in the US suggested that it could be linked to the development of autism. Origin 1950s; from thio- + mer(cury) + sal(icylate).
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