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trientine

US/tɹaɪˈɛnˌtiːn/

trientine noun: triethylenetetramine dihydrochloride, an oral copper chelating agent used to treat Wilson's disease.

Noun

trientine (uncountable)

  1. Triethylenetetramine dihydrochloride, an oral copper chelating agent used to treat Wilson's disease.

Origin of trientine

From short of trie(thyle)n(e)t(etram)ine.

Questions about trientine

What does trientine mean?
Trientine means triethylenetetramine dihydrochloride, an oral copper chelating agent used to treat Wilson's disease.
What part of speech is trientine?
Trientine is a noun.
How do you pronounce trientine?
Trientine is pronounced /tɹaɪˈɛnˌtiːn/ (US).

Words near trientine in the dictionary

  1. triennium
  2. trienniums
  3. trienoic
  4. triens
  5. trientes
  6. trientine
  7. triepoxide
  8. triepoxides
  9. triequal
  10. trier
  11. trier of fact

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