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arsphenamin

arsphenamin is the alternative form of arsphenamine.

Meaning of arsphenamine

Noun

arsphenamine (countable and uncountable, plural arsphenamines)

  1. A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).
    • The 606th compound was one that contained arsenic and was called arsphenamine.2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 9
    Synonyms:
    606, salvarsan

Questions about arsphenamin

What is arsphenamin the alternative form of?
Arsphenamin is the alternative form of arsphenamine.

Words near arsphenamin in the dictionary

  1. arsonphobic
  2. arsonry
  3. arsons
  4. arsorane
  5. arsoranes
  6. arsphenamin
  7. arsphenamine
  8. arsphenamines
  9. arste
  10. arsthinol
  11. Arsura

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