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ars•phen•a•mine
(ärs fen′ə mēn′, -min),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]
- 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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