(chemistry, medicine) A chemical compound (C₄H₆O₄S₂), used as a tracer to obtain scintigrams of the kidney. Abbreviated as DMSA.

(inorganic chemistry) Any of several complex oxyacids containing atoms of one or more metals; they form heteropoly acids in combination with non-metallic compounds

(pharmacology) A powerful diuretic drug used in the treatment of fluid retention, especially that associated with heart, liver, and kidney disorders.

(organic chemistry) A compound of glucosamine and lactic acid that occurs as a component of peptidoglycan

(organic chemistry) A chelation agent, 5-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyran-4-one, produced by several species of fungus, especially Aspergillus oryzae, and used in the manufacture of saké and in food preservation.

A natural fatty acid with a pungent smell, found in a wide variety of plants and essential oils, whose volatile esters are used in perfumery.

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic crystalline compound with anticonvulsant properties, used (generally as salts) in the treatment of epilepsy.

(chemistry) Any carboxylic acid in which a halogen atom takes the place of a hydrogen atom in acetic acid; a common undesirable by-product of the chlorination of drinking water.

(organic chemistry) A polyamino carboxylic acid used as a chelating agent.

Alternative form of eicosapentaenoic acid