Merthiolate
- noun
- /ˈmɜrθiəˌleɪt/
- Archaic
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Merthiolate
- So that's how we first met: my big toe cut open and him so sweet and quick about putting Merthiolate on it and wrapping it up, and me crying because it hurt so bad and being embarrassed about him touching my feet.
Examples
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After the fall, she reached for the Merthiolate to treat her scraped knee.
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I poured merthiolate into my hand and smacked my hand onto the wall, dragging it down and up and down and up and down and up in a big dripping orange double-u.
Fiction book (2001) -
An old, old bottle of tincture of merthiolate.
Fiction book (2001) -
We'll stop by a little pharmacy on our way out of Moscow, get you some Merthiolate or mercury and fix up your little scratches, here.
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Merthiolate, ether, vulval pads, gauze—lots of gauze.
Fiction book (1999) -
She opens the medicine cabinet and takes down a bottle of Merthiolate to clean her cut.
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He applied Merthiolate to the small scratch on his arm to prevent infection.
Synonyms
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A chemical used to stop germs in vaccines and medical products
A light-colored powder used to kill germs on skin
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Merthiolate is a brand name made from parts that point to its chemistry: mer- from 'mercury' and thiol from 'sulfur', plus the ending -ate. So, the name hints that it was a mercury-based antiseptic used on cuts.