acetylcysteine
[ uh-seet-l-sis-tee-een, -in, uh-set-, as-i-tl- ]
/ əˌsit lˈsɪs tiˌin, -ɪn, əˌsɛt-, ˌæs ɪ tl- /
noun Pharmacology.
a substance, C5H9NO3S, used in solution as an inhalant to dissolve mucus in the treatment of chronic bronchitis, asthma, and emphysema and also used as an antidote in acetaminophen poisoning.
Words nearby acetylcysteine
acetylate,
acetylation,
acetylbenzene,
acetylcholine,
acetylcholinesterase,
acetylcysteine,
acetylene,
acetylene series,
acetylformic acid,
acetylic,
acetylide