dimercaprol

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Noun

dimercaprol (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The mercaptan 2,3-dimercaptopropanol used as an antidote to arsenic poisoning.
    Synonym: antilewisite

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Noun

dimercaprol m (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) dimercaprol (the mercaptan 2,3-dimercaptopropanol used as an antidote to arsenic poisoning)