dimercaprol

di·mer·cap·rol   (dī'mər-kāp'rôl, -rōl)    n.  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. Also called British anti-lewisite. [di-1 + mercap(tan) + (p)r(opane) + -ol(e).]

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

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.

dimercaprol

drug that was originally developed to combat the effects of the blister gas lewisite, which was used in chemical warfare. By the end of World War II, dimercaprol had also been found useful as an antidote against poisoning by several metals and semimetals-including arsenic, gold, lead, and mercury-that act by combining with cellular sulfhydryl groups. Dimercaprol is more effective if its use is begun within two hours after ingestion of the toxic metal. Because of its instability in water, it is administered by intramuscular injection of a solution of it in peanut oil.

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