dithiothreitol
noun
di·thio·thre·i·tol
| \ (ˌ)dī-ˌthī-ō-ˈthrē-ə-ˌtȯl
, -ˌtōl
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, -ˌtōl
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Medical Definition of dithiothreitol
: a reducing agent C4H10O2S2 used especially in biochemical reactions to sever bonds (as in a protein) composed of disulfide groups