arsphenamine

== 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) ==== Synonyms ==== 606 salvarsan, Salvarsan ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====