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[syn: penicillamine, Cuprimine]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Penicillamine \Pen`i*cil"lam*ine\, n. (Chem., Med.)
A substance (C5H11NO2S) which is a degradation product of
the penicillins. Chemically it is 3-mercapto-D-valine. It has
chelating properties and is used in medicine as an
antirheumatic and to chelate copper in cases of
hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's disease).
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
penicillamine
n 1: a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal
poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis [syn:
penicillamine, Cuprimine]