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di•mer•cap•rol
Pronunciation: (dī"mur-kap'rôl, -rol), [key]—
n. Chem.
a colorless, oily, viscous liquid, C
3H
8OS
2, originally developed as an antidote to lewisite and now used in treating bismuth, gold, mercury, and arsenic poisoning. Also called
BAL, British Anti-Lewisite. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.