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penicillamines

penicillamines is the plural 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 penicillamines

What is penicillamines the plural of?
Penicillamines is the plural of penicillamine.

Words near penicillamines in the dictionary

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

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