ne|o|ars|phen|a|mine

ne|o|ars|phen|a|mine
ne|o|ars|phen|a|mine «NEE oh AHRS fehn uh MEEN, -fih NAM ihn», noun.
an organic arsenic compound, a yellow powder similar to arsphenamine but more readily soluble in water, used intravenously, before the development of antibiotics, in the treatment of syphilis and other bacterial infections. Formula: C13H13As2N2NaO4S

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  • ars|phen|a|mine — «ahrs FEHN uh meen, mihn; fehn AM ihn», noun. a yellowish, hygroscopic, crystalline compound, formerly much used in treating diseases caused by spirochetes, such as syphilis. It was originally called “606” and sold under the trademark of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sulf|ars|phen|a|mine — «SUHLF ahrs FEHN uh meen, ihn; fehn AM ihn», noun. a sulfa drug containing arsenic, used in the treatment of syphilis. Formula: C14H14As2N2Na2O8S2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • ars — ars·anil·ic; ars; ars·phen·a·mine; …   English syllables

  • mine — ace·to·car·mine; ad·lu·mine; aku·am·mine; al·ca·mine; al·di·mine; al·ka·mine; al·ka·nol·a·mine; al·kyl·a·mine; al·kyl·ol·a·mine; al·pha hy·poph·a·mine; am·mine; am·phet·a·mine; an·ti·his·ta·mine; ars·phen·a·mine; as·pi·do·sper·mine; at·ter·mine;… …   English syllables

  • arsphenamine — ars·phen·a·mine …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • arsphenamine — Formerly used in the treatment of syphilis, yaws, and some other diseases of protozoan origin, after neutralization with NaOH. The synthesis of a. in 1907 and the demonstration of its usefulness as a therapeutic agent by Paul Ehrlich and co… …   Medical dictionary

  • sulfarsphenamine — sulf·ars·phen·a·mine or chiefly Brit sulph·ars·phen·a·mine .səl .färs fen ə .mēn, mən n an orange yellow powder C14H14As2N2Na2O8S2 formerly used to treat syphilis …   Medical dictionary

  • neoarsphenamine — [nē΄ō ärs fen′ə mēn΄, nē΄ō ärs fen′əmin΄] n. a sodium compound of arsphenamine, formerly used in the treatment of syphilis instead of arsphenamine because it is less toxic and more soluble * * * ne·o·ars·phen·a·mine (nē ō ärs fĕnʹə mēn ) n. A… …   Universalium

  • neoarsphenamine — Formerly used as an antisyphilitic agent. * * * neo·ars·phen·a·mine .nē ō ärs fen ə .mēn n a yellow powder C13H13As2N2NaO4S similar to arsphenamine in structure and use called also neosalvarsan …   Medical dictionary

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