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tetraethylthiuram disulfide

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di⋅sul⋅fir⋅am

  [dahy-suhl-feer-uhm]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a cream-colored, water-insoluble solid, C10H20N2S4, used chiefly in the treatment of chronic alcoholism, producing highly unpleasant symptoms when alcohol is taken following its administration.
Also called tetraethylthiuram disulfide.

Origin:
1950–55; disulfi(de) + (thiu)ram; see thio-, urea, amyl
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Main Entry: di·sul·fi·ram
Variant: or chiefly British di·sul·phi·ram /dI-'s&l-f&-"ram/
Function:noun
: a compound C10H20N2S4 that causes a severe physiological reaction to alcohol and is used especially in the treatment of alcoholismcalled also tetraethylthiuram disulfide; —see ANTABUSE

Main Entry: tet·ra·eth·yl·thi·u·ram disulfide
Pronunciation: "te-tr&-"eth-&l-'thI-yu-"ram-
Function: noun
: DISULFIRAM
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disulfiram di·sul·fi·ram (dī-sŭl'fə-rām')
n.
An antioxidant used in the treatment of chronic alcoholism that interferes with the normal metabolic degradation of alcohol in the body, producing an unpleasant reaction when a small quantity of alcohol is consumed.

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