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dimercaprol

noun
di路​mer路​cap路​rol | \ 藢d墨-m蓹r-藞ka-藢pr券l How to pronounce dimercaprol (audio) , -藢pr艒l\

Definition of dimercaprol

: a compound C3H8OS2 developed as an antidote against lewisite and used to treat arsenic, mercury, and gold poisoning

— called also BAL

First Known Use of dimercaprol

1947, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for dimercaprol

di- + mercaptan + propane + -ol entry 1

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dimercaprol

noun
di路​mer路​cap路​rol | \ 藢d墨-(藢)m蓹r-藞kap-藢r券l How to pronounce dimercaprol (audio) , -藢r艒l How to pronounce dimercaprol (audio) \

Medical Definition of dimercaprol

: a colorless viscous oily compound C3H8OS2 with an offensive odor developed as an antidote to lewisite and used in treating arsenic, mercury, and gold poisoning

— called also BAL, British anti-lewisite

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