dimercaptosuccinate
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dimercaptosuccinic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Noun
[edit]dimercaptosuccinate (plural dimercaptosuccinates)
- (biology, medicine, organic chemistry) The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of dimercaptosuccinic acid.
Coordinate terms
[edit]- dimercaptosuccinic acid = DMSA (coordinate as an acid versus a base, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)