thimerosal: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As	thiomersal • sodium ethylmercurisalicylate • Merthiolate

Topics

Do Vaccines Cause Autism?mercury mercaptide antiseptic silver nitrate Dakin’s solution malachite green iodoform laudanum merbromin nitromersol acriflavine Lugol’s solution brilliant green