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ars⋅phen⋅a⋅mine

  [ahrs-fen-uh-meen, -min]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a yellow, crystalline powder, C12H12N2O2As2·2HCl·2H2O, formerly used to treat diseases caused by spirochete organisms, esp. syphilis and trench mouth: first known as “606.”
Origin:
1915–20; ars(enic) + phen(yl) + amine
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ars·phen·a·mine   (ärs-fěn'ə-mēn')   
n.  A yellow hygroscopic powder, C12H12As2N2O2·2HCl·2H2O, formerly used to treat syphilis, yaws, and other spirochetal infections.

[ars(enic) + phen(yl) + amine.]
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Main Entry: ars·phen·a·mine
Pronunciation: ärs-'fen-&-"mEn, -m&n
Function: noun
: a light-yellow toxic hygroscopic powderC12Cl2H14As2N2O2·2H2O formerly used in the treatment especially of syphilis and yaws called also salvarsan,six-o-six
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