acetylcysteine

Noun CEFR C2

ˌas.ɪ.tʌɪlˈsɪ.stɪ.iːn

Definitions

An acetylated form of the amino acid cysteine (trademark Mucomyst), which is an antioxidant used as a mucolytic agent and in the treatment of paracetamol poisoning.

Equivalents

Españolacetilcisteína

Françaisacétylcystéine

Portuguêsacetilcisteína

2 more languages

Suomiasetyylikysteiini

Polskiacetylocysteina

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

acetyldigitoxin acetyldigoxin acetyldihydrocodeine acetylenation Acetylene acetylene black

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