dimercaptosuccinic acid
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
dimercaptosuccinic acid (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry, medicine) A chemical compound (C4H6O4S2), used as a tracer to obtain scintigrams of the kidney. Abbreviated as DMSA.
Coordinate terms[edit]
- dimercaptosuccinate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)