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acetylcysteine

UK/ˌas.ɪ.tʌɪlˈsɪ.stɪ.iːn/US/əˌsi.tl̩ˈsɪ.stəˌin/

acetylcysteine noun: an acetylated form of the amino acid cysteine (trademark Mucomyst), which is an antioxidant used as a mucolytic agent and in the treatment of paracetamol poisoning.

acetylcysteine: an acetylated form of the amino acid cysteine (trademark Mucomyst), which is an antioxidant used as...
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Noun

acetylcysteine (uncountable)

  1. An acetylated form of the amino acid cysteine (trademark Mucomyst), which is an antioxidant used as a mucolytic agent and in the treatment of paracetamol poisoning.

Origin of acetylcysteine

From acetyl + cysteine.

Words formed from acetylcysteine

Questions about acetylcysteine

What does acetylcysteine mean?
Acetylcysteine means an acetylated form of the amino acid cysteine (trademark Mucomyst), which is an antioxidant used as a mucolytic agent and in the treatment of paracetamol poisoning.
What part of speech is acetylcysteine?
Acetylcysteine is a noun.
How do you pronounce acetylcysteine?
Acetylcysteine is pronounced /ˌas.ɪ.tʌɪlˈsɪ.stɪ.iːn/ (UK).

Words near acetylcysteine in the dictionary

  1. acetylcholinergic
  2. acetylcholines
  3. acetylcholinesterase
  4. acetylcholinesterases
  5. acetylcholinic
  6. acetylcysteine
  7. acetyldigitoxin
  8. acetyldigitoxins
  9. acetyldigoxin
  10. acetyldigoxins
  11. acetyldihydrocodeine

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