arsphenamine

See also: Arsphenamine and arsphénamine

English

Etymology

From arsenic + phen- + amine.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑːsˈfɛnəmaɪn/, /ɑːsˈfɛnəmiːn/

Noun

arsphenamine (countable and uncountable, plural arsphenamines)

(pharmacology, organic chemistry) A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).
- 2001: The 606th compound was one that contained arsenic and was called arsphenamine. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 9)

Translations

a phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis

Portuguese: arsfenamina f

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