Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A colorless oily viscous liquid, C3H8OS2, used as an antidote for poisoning caused by lewisite, organic arsenic compounds, and heavy metals including mercury and gold.
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- noun organic chemistry The
mercaptan 2,3-dimercaptopropanol used as anantidote toarsenic poisoning
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[di– + mercap(tan) + (p)r(opane) + –ol(e).]
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