pen·i·cil·la·mine 
(pĕn′ĭ-sĭlə-mēn′)
(pĕn′ĭ-sĭlə-mēn′)n.
A chelating agent, C5H11NO2S, that is a degradation product of penicillin and is used in the treatment of Wilson disease, refractory rheumatoid arthritis, and excess urinary excretion of cystine.
[PENICILL(IN) + -AMINE.]
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