PENICILLAMINE


Meaning of PENICILLAMINE in English

/pen'euh sil"euh meen', -min/ , n. Pharm.

a chelating agent, C 5 H 11 NO 2 S, produced by the degradation of penicillin, used in the treatment of severe rheumatoid arthritis and in heavy metal poisoning.

[ 1940-45; PENICILL(IN) + -AMINE ]

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