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disulfiram

[ dahy-suhl-feer-uhm ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a cream-colored, water-insoluble solid, C 10 H 20 N 2 S 4 , used chiefly in the treatment of chronic alcoholism, producing highly unpleasant symptoms when alcohol is taken following its administration.


disulfiram

/ ˌdaɪsʌlˈfɪərəm /

noun

  1. a drug used in the treatment of alcoholism that acts by inducing nausea and other unpleasant effects following ingestion of alcohol
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disulfiram1

1950–55; disulfi(de) + (thiu)ram; thio-, urea, amyl
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disulfiram1

C20: from tetraethylthiu ram disulfi de
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Example Sentences

Tewari explains that there are FDA-approved drugs that can be used to affect neutrophils, like disulfiram used to treat alcohol abuse.

Food and Drug Administration has approved only three medications to treat alcohol use disorder: disulfiram, naltrexone, and acamprosate.

The medication disulfiram prescribed to alcoholics to prevent them from drinking causes these same symptoms.

Only three conventional drugs - disulfiram, naltrexone and acamprosate - are approved to treat alcohol use disorder and there’s been no new drug approvals in nearly 20 years.

Only three conventional drugs — disulfiram, naltrexone and acamprosate — are approved to treat alcohol use disorder and there’s been no new drug approvals in nearly 20 years.

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