Definition of thimerosal
:a crystalline organic mercurial antiseptic C9H9HgNaO2S used especially for its antifungal and bacteriostatic properties
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While that may seem far-fetched, science has equally disproven the accusations of autism-causation and mercury poisoning through thimerosal.
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More importantly, thimerosal doesn't stay in the body long enough to accumulate.
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Some have tried linking mercury – specifically thimerosal – with autism.
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Mr. Kennedy in the past has raised doubts about thimerosal, a mercury-containing...
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The C.D.C. notes that there have been nine C.D.C.-funded or conducted studies since 2003 on thimerosal-containing vaccines, all of which found no link to autism spectrum disorder.
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Redwood started her mailing list on thimerosal with two posts in January 2000;
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Origin and Etymology of thimerosal
probably from thi- + mercury + -o- + salicylate
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medical Definition of thimerosal
:a crystalline organic mercurial antiseptic C9H9HgNaO2S used especially for its antifungal and bacteriostatic properties — see merthiolate
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