arsphenamine

See also: Arsphenamine and arsphénamine

English

Etymology

From arsenic + phen- + amine.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

arsphenamine (countable and uncountable, plural arsphenamines)

1. (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)

Synonyms

• 606
• salvarsan, Salvarsan

Derived terms

• neoarsphenamine
• postarsphenamine

 

Translations

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

• Portuguese: arsfenamina f