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acetarsol

acetarsol noun: the compound (3-acetamido-4-hydroxyphenyl)arsonic acid sometimes used as an antiinfective against the parasite protozoan Entamoeba histolytica.

Noun

acetarsol (uncountable)

  1. The compound (3-acetamido-4-hydroxyphenyl)arsonic acid sometimes used as an antiinfective against the parasite protozoan Entamoeba histolytica
    Synonyms:
    acetarsone, stovarsol

Synonyms of acetarsol

Origin of acetarsol

Blend of acet(amido) + ars(onic) + -ol. The drug was developed by Ernest Fourneau at the Pasteur Institute and sold under the brand name stovarsol. The name is established as the drug’s international nonproprietary name.

Questions about acetarsol

What does acetarsol mean?
Acetarsol means the compound (3-acetamido-4-hydroxyphenyl)arsonic acid sometimes used as an antiinfective against the parasite protozoan Entamoeba histolytica.
What part of speech is acetarsol?
Acetarsol is a noun.

Words near acetarsol in the dictionary

  1. acetanilids
  2. acetanisidide
  3. acetanisole
  4. acetannin
  5. acetarious
  6. acetarsol
  7. acetarsone
  8. acetary
  9. acetate
  10. acetated
  11. acetatelyase

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