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di•sul•fir•am
Pronunciation: (dī"sul-fēr'um), [key]—
n. Pharm.
a cream-colored, water-insoluble solid, C
10H
20N
2S
4, used chiefly in the treatment of chronic alcoholism, producing highly unpleasant symptoms when alcohol is taken following its administration. Also called
tetraethylthiuram disulfide. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.