Etymology of the English word dimercaprol
the English word
dimercaprolusing the English suffix
-olederived from the English word
di-derived from the New Latin word
di-derived from the Greek word
di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
derived from the English word
propaneusing the English suffix
-aneDate
The earliest known usage of dimercaprol in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English