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dimercaptosuccinic acid

dimercaptosuccinic acid noun: a chemical compound (C₄H₆O₄S₂), used as a tracer to obtain scintigrams of the kidney. Abbreviated as DMSA.

Noun

dimercaptosuccinic acid (uncountable)

  1. A chemical compound (C₄H₆O₄S₂), used as a tracer to obtain scintigrams of the kidney. Abbreviated as DMSA.

Questions about dimercaptosuccinic acid

What does dimercaptosuccinic acid mean?
Dimercaptosuccinic acid means a chemical compound (C₄H₆O₄S₂), used as a tracer to obtain scintigrams of the kidney. Abbreviated as DMSA.
What part of speech is dimercaptosuccinic acid?
Dimercaptosuccinic acid is a noun.

Words near dimercaptosuccinic acid in the dictionary

  1. dimerans
  2. dimercaprol
  3. dimercaptosuccinate
  4. dimercaptosuccinates
  5. dimercaptosuccinic
  6. dimercaptosuccinic acid
  7. dimercaptotoluene
  8. dimercury
  9. dimerelloid
  10. dimerelloids
  11. dimeric

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