disulfiram
- n a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested
- About the time disulfiram (Antabuse) was hailed by Danish doctors as a wonder drug for alcoholism, plant physicians began hearing complaints that workers recently exposed to dust .
- Given with disulfiram (Antabuse), chlorpromazine straightens out a victim of DTs within two days instead of the usual six.
- But by one of nature's quirks, a few inky caps contain the chemical disulfiram, better known by its trade name, Antabuse.