mersalyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An organomercury compound occasionally used as a diuretic.

Word forms

mersalyl

Etymology

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

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