First Known Use: 1917
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arsphenamine
noun ars·phen·a·mine \ärs-ˈfe-nə-ˌmēn, -mən\
Definition of ARSPHENAMINE
: a light-yellow toxic hygroscopic powder C12Cl2H14As2N2O2·2H2O formerly used in the treatment especially of syphilis and yaws
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Origin of ARSPHENAMINE
International Scientific Vocabulary arsenic + phenamine
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arsphenamine
noun ars·phen·a·mine \ärs-ˈfen-ə-ˌmēn, -mən\
Medical Definition of ARSPHENAMINE
: a light-yellow toxic hygroscopic powder C12Cl2H14As2N2O2·2H2O formerly used in the treatment especially of syphilis and yaws—called also salvarsan, six-o-six
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