auranofin

[ aw-ran-uh-fin ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a gold-containing compound, C20H34AuO9PS, used orally in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Origin of auranofin

1
Coinage apparently based on aurum; following syllables unexplained

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