acetylcysteine

[uh-seet-l-sis-tee-een, -in, uh-set-, as-i-tl-]

a·ce·tyl·cys·te·ine

[uh-seet-l-sis-tee-een, -in, uh-set-, as-i-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.

Origin:
acetyl + cysteine
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Acetylcysteine has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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