PENICILLAMINE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis

Synonyms:

Cuprimine; penicillamine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("penicillamine" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

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