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acetylcysteine

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

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a substance, C 5 H 9 NO 3 S, 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.


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acetyl-coenzyme Aacetylene