DIMERCAPROL


Meaning of DIMERCAPROL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdī-mər-ˈka-ˌprȯl, -ˌprōl ]

noun

Etymology: di- + mercap tan + pr opane + -ol (I)

Date: 1947

: a compound C 3 H 8 OS 2 developed as an antidote against lewisite and used to treat arsenic, mercury, and gold poisoning — called also BAL

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