dimercaptosuccinate
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English
Etymology
From dimercaptosuccinic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Noun
dimercaptosuccinate (plural dimercaptosuccinates)
- (biology, medicine, organic chemistry) The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of dimercaptosuccinic acid.
Coordinate terms
- dimercaptosuccinic acid = DMSA (coordinate as an acid versus a base, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)