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dimethyl sulfoxide
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dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)

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.

dimethyl sulfoxide [‚dī′meth·əl səl′fäk‚sīd]
(organic chemistry)
(CH3)2SO A colorless liquid used as a local analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent, as a solvent in industry, and in laboratories as a medium for carrying out chemical reactions. Abbreviated DMSO.
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