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dimercaprol

\\ˌdī(ˌ)mərˈkaˌprȯl, -rōl\ noun (-s)

Etymology: irregular from di-mercapto-propanol

: a colorless viscous oily compound CH₂(SH)CH(SH)CH₂OH with an offensive odor developed as an antidote to lewisite but now used in treating poisoning by compounds of arsenic and heavy metals (as mercury and gold); 2,3-di-mercapto-1-propanol — called also BAL, British anti-lewisite

Useful english dictionary. 2012.