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Antabuse

American  
[an-tuh-byoos, -byooz] / ˈæn təˌbyus, -ˌbyuz /
Pharmacology, Trademark.

  1. a brand of disulfiram.

Antabuse British  
/ ˈæntəˌbjuːs /

noun

  1. 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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It may have been an early form of Antabuse.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2013

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