acetylcysteine

English

Chemical structure of acetylcysteine

Etymology

From acetyl +‎ cysteine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌas.ɪ.tʌɪlˈsɪ.stɪ.iːn/, /ˌas.ɪ.tɪlˈsɪ.stɪ.iːn/, /ˌas.ɪ.tʌɪlˈsɪ.steɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˌsi.tl̩ˈsɪ.stəˌin/, /ˌæs.əˌtilˈsɪ.stəˌin/, /ˌæs.ət.l̩ˈsɪ.stəˌin/

Noun

acetylcysteine (uncountable)

2. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) 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.

Derived terms

• carbocisteine
• -steine (“mucolytic”)

 

Translations

mucolytic drug

• Finnish: asetyylikysteiini
• Polish: acetylocysteina f
• Portuguese: acetilcisteína f
• Spanish: acetilcisteína f

References

• “acetylcysteine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “acetylcysteine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.