dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
- dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
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Colourless, nearly odourless liquid organic compound.
It mixes in all proportions with water, ethanol, and most organic
solvents and dissolves a wide variety of compounds (but not aliphatic
hydrocarbons). It readily penetrates skin and other tissues and is used to carry drugs and
antitoxins through the skin. It has many nonmedical uses
as a solvent, cleaner, pesticide, paint stripper, hydraulic fluid, preservative of cells at low temperatures, and metal complexing agent.
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Universalium.
2010.
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