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penicilamine

penicilamine is the misspelling of penicillamine.

Meaning of penicillamine

Noun

penicillamine (countable and uncountable, plural penicillamines)

  1. A crystalline, sulfur-containing amino acid produced by the hydrolysis of penicillins, used pharmacologically as a chelating agent to remove heavy metals such as copper from the body, and as an anti-inflammatory agent, especially for rheumatoid arthritis; 2-amino-3-methyl-3-mercaptobutanoic acid, (CH₃)₂C(SH)CH(NH₂)COOH.

Questions about penicilamine

What is penicilamine the misspelling of?
Penicilamine is the misspelling of penicillamine.

Words near penicilamine in the dictionary

  1. peniaphobia
  2. penible
  3. peniche
  4. peniches
  5. penicil
  6. penicilamine
  7. penicillamine
  8. penicillamines
  9. penicillanic
  10. penicillanic acid
  11. penicillanic acids

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