acetylcysteine
noun
ˌas-ə-ˌtēl-,
ˌas-ət-ᵊl-\
Medical Definition of acetylcysteine
: a mucolytic agent C5H9NO3S used especially to reduce the viscosity of abnormally viscid respiratory tract secretions — see mucomyst
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