Term Name: thimerosal
Synonyms: [(o-carboxyphenyl)thio]ethylmercury sodium salt, ethyl(2-mercaptobenzoato-S)mercury sodium salt, ethylmercurithiosalicylate sodium, ethylmercurithiosalicylic acid sodium salt, mercurothiolate, Merthiolate, o-(ethylmercurithio)benzoic acid sodium salt, sodium [(2-carboxylatophenyl)sulfanyl](ethyl)mercurate(1-), sodium ethyl[2-(sulfanyl-kappaS)benzoato(2-)]mercurate(1-), sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate, sodium merthiolate, Thimerosal, Thiomersal, thiomersalate, thiomersalum, tiomersal
Definition: An alkylmercury compound (approximately 49% mercury by weight) used as an antiseptic and antifungal agent.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:9546]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: alkylmercury compound
has_part: ethylmercurithiosalicylate
has_role: antifungal drug antiseptic drug disinfectant drug allergen