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antilewisite

antilewisite noun: dimercaprol.

Noun

antilewisite (uncountable)

  1. dimercaprol

Origin of antilewisite

From anti- + lewisite, since it can act as an antidote to lewisite.

Questions about antilewisite

What does antilewisite mean?
Antilewisite means dimercaprol.
What part of speech is antilewisite?
Antilewisite is a noun.

Words near antilewisite in the dictionary

  1. antileukoproteinase
  2. antileukotriene
  3. antileukotrienes
  4. antileveling
  5. antilevelling
  6. antilewisite
  7. Antilhue
  8. Antilia
  9. Antilibanus
  10. antilibel
  11. antiliberal

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