noun
- a chemical compound used as an antidote for heavy metal poisoning, especially arsenic, mercury, and lead
Usage: medical; chemistry
Examples
- The doctor administered dimercaprol to treat the patient’s mercury poisoning.
- Dimercaprol works by binding to heavy metals in the body.
- The antidote dimercaprol was developed during World War II.
- Emergency rooms keep dimercaprol on hand for metal poisoning cases.
- The chemical name for dimercaprol is 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanol.
- Dimercaprol must be given by injection under medical supervision.