N-acetylcysteineListen to pronunciation(... A-seh-til-SIS-teh-een)A drug usually used to reduce the thickness of mucus and ease its removal. It is also used to reverse the toxicity of high doses of acetaminophen. Also called acetylcysteine and N-acetyl-L-cysteine.Search NCI's Dictionary of Cancer TermsStarts withContainsBrowse:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ#