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Highly toxic by ingestion.
 
Highly toxic by ingestion.
  
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Humco: [http://archpdfs.lps.org/Chemicals/Merthiolate-Tincture.pdf SDS
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== Resources and Citations ==
  
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  
* Website address 1  Comment: http://www.mercola.com/2002/mar/30/mercury_vaccine.htm
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Revision as of 11:03, 8 December 2020

Description

[Eli Lilly] A trademark name for a solution of 0.1% thimersol in alcohol. Introduced in the 1930's, merthiolate was a widely used antiseptic and as a preservative. Its hot-pink color produced stains that were difficult to remove. Lily ceased manufacturing all thimersol products in 1991.

Synonyms and Related Terms

thimersol

Risks

Highly toxic by ingestion.

Humco: [http://archpdfs.lps.org/Chemicals/Merthiolate-Tincture.pdf SDS

Resources and Citations

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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