- mercocresols
- A mixture consisting of equal parts by weight of sec-amyltricresol and o-hydroxy-phen-ylmercuric chloride; it possesses fungicidal, germicidal, and bacteriostatic action.
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mer·co·cre·sols .mər-kō-'krē-.sȯlz, -.sōlz n pl but sing in constr a mixture consisting of equal parts of organic mercury and cresol derivatives that is used as a topical antiseptic* * *
mer·co·cre·sols (mur″ko-kreґsolz) a combination of cresol derivatives and an organic mercury, used for its germicidal, fungicidal, and bacteriostatic properties.
Medical dictionary. 2011.