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penicillamine definition

peni·cil·la·mine (pen′i sil′ə mēn′, -min)

noun

a white, crystalline chelating drug, CHNOS, used to treat Wilson's disease, severe cases of rheumatoid arthritis, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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