1. a chemical compound used as an antidote for heavy metal poisoning, especially arsenic, mercury, and lead
Usage: medical; chemistry

Examples

• The doctor administered dimercaprol to treat the patient’s mercury poisoning.
• Dimercaprol works by binding to heavy metals in the body.
• The antidote dimercaprol was developed during World War II.
• Emergency rooms keep dimercaprol on hand for metal poisoning cases.
• The chemical name for dimercaprol is 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanol.
• Dimercaprol must be given by injection under medical supervision.