606
English edit
Etymology edit
It was the 606th chemical studied by Ehrlich in his quest for an antisyphilitic drug.
Noun edit
606 (uncountable)
- Arsphenamine.
- 1910, The Journal of Ophthalmology and Oto-laryngology, volume 4:
- Within these last five years we have discovered the spirochaeta pallida, the Wasserman reaction and dioxydiamidoarsenobenzol or 606; […]
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 108:
- At any rate I had told her what I knew about 606, and asked Akkad to send her to a specialist.