dimethylsulfoxide

World English Dictionary
dimethylsulphoxide or dimethylsulfoxide (daɪˌmiːθaɪlsʌlˈfɒksaɪd, -ˌmɛθɪl-, daɪˌmiːθaɪlsʌlˈfɒksaɪd, -ˌmɛθɪl-)
 
n
DMSO a colourless odourless liquid substance used as a solvent and in medicine as an agent to improve the penetration of drugs applied to the skin. Formula: (CH3)2SO
 
 
dimethylsulfoxide or dimethylsulfoxide
 
n
 

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Medical Dictionary

dimethylsulfoxide di·meth·yl·sulf·ox·ide (dī-měth'əl-sŭl-fŏk'sīd')
n.
DMSO.

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