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di⋅mer⋅cap⋅rol

  [dahy-mer-kap-rawl, -rol]
–noun Chemistry.
a colorless, oily, viscous liquid, C3H8OS2, originally developed as an antidote to lewisite and now used in treating bismuth, gold, mercury, and arsenic poisoning.
Also called BAL, British Anti-Lewisite.

Origin:
1945–50; contr. of di-mercapto-propanol (mercapto- comb. form of mercaptan )
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Main Entry: Brit·ish an·ti–lew·is·ite
Pronunciation: 'brit-ish-"ant-E-'lü-&-"sIt, -"an-"tI-
Function: noun
: DIMERCAPROL
W. L. Lewis —see LEWISITE

Main Entry: di·mer·cap·rol
Pronunciation: "dI-(")m&r-'kap-"rol, -"rOl
Function: noun
: a colorless viscous oily compoundC3H8OS2 with an offensive odor developed as an antidote to lewisite and used in treating arsenic, mercury, and gold poisoning called also BAL, Britishanti-lewisite
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British anti-lewisite Brit·ish anti-lewisite (brĭt'ĭsh)
n.
See dimercaprol.

dimercaprol di·mer·cap·rol (dī'mər-kāp'rôl, -rōl)
n.
A chelating agent developed as an antidote for lewisite and other arsenical poisons, also used as an antidote for antimony, bismuth, chromium, mercury, gold, and nickel poisoning. Also called anti-lewisite, British anti-lewisite.

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