'Penicillamine' definitions:
Definition of 'penicillamine'
(from WordNet)
noun
A drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis [syn: penicillamine, Cuprimine]
Definition of 'Penicillamine'
From: GCIDE
- Penicillamine \Pen`i*cil"lam*ine\, n. (Chem., Med.) A substance (C5H11NO2S) which is a degradation product of the penicillins. Chemically it is 3-mercapto-D-valine. It has chelating properties and is used in medicine as an antirheumatic and to chelate copper in cases of hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's disease). [PJC]