[mass noun](Medicine)a synthetic compound used in the treatment of alcoholics to make drinking alcohol produce unpleasant after-effects. Also called Antabuse (trademark) (医)戒酒硫。 亦称 Antabuse (商标)
Alternative name: tetraeth-ylthiuram disulphide; chem. formula: (C2H5)2NCSSCN(C2H5)2 又名: tetraethylthiuram disulphide;化学分子式:(C2H5)2NCSSCN(C2H5)2
语源
1940s: blend of disulfide (see disulphide) and thiuram