Merthiolate


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Mer•thi•o•late

(mərˈθaɪ əˌleɪt)
Trademark.
a brand of thimerosal.
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Noun1.Merthiolate - a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic
antiseptic - a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
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After completing the questionnaire, the research participants were given three disposable bottles containing a duly identified MIF (merthiolate or mercury, iodine and formaldehyde) preservation solution.
O Lucas cortou o pe esses dias, dai a minha irma ensinou para ele de pegar uma plantinha que a gente chama de Merthiolate e esfregar o liquido dela na ferida.
Incubations were carried out at 37[degrees]C in 2.5 mL 0.1 M acetate buffer (pH 5.0) containing 50 [micro]L of Merthiolate to prevent microbial growth.
Individual mice sera diluted in HIV-scan buffer (2% normal goat serum, 0,5% BSA, 0,05% Tween 20, and 0,01% sodium merthiolate) in five (IgA sybtype) or three (IgG subtypes) fold-steps starting from 10 (IgA) or 200 (IgGs) were applied on the plates and incubated overnight at 4[degrees]C.
"They did a little repair work on it and plucked out some steel and put some Merthiolate on it and said go back to work."
BS would bring along bottles of polish, cuticle remover and Merthiolate to the planned rendezvous with GS.
The participants were instructed to collect about 10 g of the personnel single stool specimens in wide-mouth plastic bottles with 10% M.I.F (merthiolate, iodine, formaldehyde) preservatives.
Immediately, 5 [micro]L of Merthiolate (0.02%) was added to the grass blade to stop the movement of the zoospores and facilitate measurements.
bronchiseptica isolated from diverse sources were grown on BHI agar medium to harvest phase I antigen in PBS (with 0.1% merthiolate) and incubated overnight at room temperature.