Antabuse

[ an-tuh-byoos, -byooz ]
/ ˈæn təˌbyus, -ˌbyuz /

Pharmacology, Trademark.

a brand of disulfiram.

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British Dictionary definitions for antabuse

Antabuse
/ (ˈæntəˌbjuːs) /

noun

trademark a drug, a brand of disulfiram, used in the treatment of alcoholism, that acts by inducing nausea and other unpleasant symptoms following ingestion of alcohol; tetraethylthiuram disulphide
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