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dimercaptosuccinic acid

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Noun

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dimercaptosuccinic acid (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry, medicine) A chemical compound (C4H6O4S2), used as a tracer to obtain scintigrams of the kidney. Abbreviated as DMSA.

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  • dimercaptosuccinate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)