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arsphenamine

 [ahrs-fen-uh-meen, -min]  

ars·phen·a·mine

   [ahrs-fen-uh-meen, -min]
noun Pharmacology.
a yellow, crystalline powder, C12H12N2O2As2⋅2HCl⋅2H2O, formerly used to treat diseases caused by spirochete organisms, especially syphilis and trench mouth: first known as “606.”
Origin:
1915–20; ars(enic) + phen(yl) + amine
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arsphenamine (ɑːsˈfɛnəmɪn, -ˌmiːn)
 
—n
a drug containing arsenic, formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and related infections

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