disulfiram

disulfiram definition - medical

di·sul·fi·ram (dī-sŭlˈfə-rămˌ)

noun
An antioxidant used in the treatment of chronic alcoholism that interferes with the normal metabolic degradation of alcohol in the body, producing an unpleasant reaction when a small quantity of alcohol is consumed.

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