Arsphenamine Definition

ärs-fĕnə-mēn

noun

A yellowish arsenical powder, [OHC₆H₃(NH₂HCl)As]₂, formerly used in treating syphilis.

Webster's New World

A drug formerly used to treat syphilis, yaws, and other spirochetal infections.

American Heritage Medicine

(pharmacology, organic chemistry) A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Arsphenamine

Singular:

arsphenamine

Plural:

arsphenamines

From arsenic + phen- + amine.

From Wiktionary
ars(enic) phen(yl) amine

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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