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606

606 noun: arsphenamine.

Noun

606 (uncountable)

  1. Arsphenamine.
    • Within these last five years we have discovered the spirochaeta pallida, the Wasserman reaction and dioxydiamidoarsenobenzol or 606; […]1910, The Journal of Ophthalmology and Oto-laryngology, volume 4
    • At any rate I had told her what I knew about 606, and asked Akkad to send her to a specialist.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 108

Synonyms of 606

Origin of 606

It was the 606th chemical studied by Ehrlich in his quest for an antisyphilitic drug.

Questions about 606

What does 606 mean?
606 means arsphenamine.
What part of speech is 606?
606 is a noun.

Words near 606 in the dictionary

  1. 60-0s
  2. 60-gon
  3. 60-gons
  4. 600-cell
  5. 600-cells
  6. 606
  7. 60s
  8. 60th
  9. 610 Office
  10. 619
  11. 61st

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