See Also: mercocresols(medicine)

invaginated (iou) and mercocresols (medicine)


invaginated (iou)



invaginated ppl adjective. M19.
[from INVAGINATE + -ED1.]
Orig., inserted or received into a sheath or opening; esp. intussuscepted. Now usu., having undergone invagination, folded or pushed inwards to form a hollow.

mercocresols (medicine)


mercocresols


A mixture consisting of equal parts by weight of sec-amyltricresol and o-hydroxyphenylmercuric chloride; it possesses fungicidal, germicidal, and bacteriostatic action.