arsphenamine

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ärs fenə mēn′, -min)


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ars•phen•a•mine  (ärs fenə mēn′, -min),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]
  1. Drugsa yellow, crystalline powder, C12H12N2O2As2·2HCl·2H2O, formerly used to treat diseases caused by spirochete organisms, esp. syphilis and trench mouth: first known as "606.''
  • ars(enic) + phen(yl) + amine 1915–20

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