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mersalyl

mersalyl noun: an organomercury compound occasionally used as a diuretic.

Noun

mersalyl (uncountable)

  1. An organomercury compound occasionally used as a diuretic.

Synonyms of mersalyl

Origin of mersalyl

From mer- (“mercury-containing drug”) + -sal- (“salicylic acid derivative”) + -yl.

Questions about mersalyl

What does mersalyl mean?
Mersalyl means an organomercury compound occasionally used as a diuretic.
What part of speech is mersalyl?
Mersalyl is a noun.

Words near mersalyl in the dictionary

  1. Merryweathers
  2. mers
  3. MERS-CoV
  4. Mersa Matruh
  5. mersacidin
  6. mersalyl
  7. mersawa
  8. Mersch
  9. merse
  10. Mersea
  11. Mersea Island

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