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

Word History and Origins

Origin of disulfiram¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of disulfiram¹

C20: from tetraethylthiu ram disulfi de