English Explanatory Dictionary

salvarsan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The organoarsenic compound arsphenamine, formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and the first effective antibiotic developed against any bacterial illness.

Word forms

salvarsan salvarsans

Synonyms

606 arsphenamine dioxydiamidoarsenobenzol

Derived words

neosalvarsan
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