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penicillamine
[ pen-uh-sil-uh-meen, -min ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- a chelating agent, C 5 H 1 1 NO 2 S, produced by the degradation of penicillin, used in the treatment of severe rheumatoid arthritis and in heavy metal poisoning.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of penicillamine1
First recorded in 1940–45; penicill(in) + -amine
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