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arsphenamine(dictionary)

arsphenamine (iou)



arsphenamine noun. E20.
[from ARS(ENIC noun + PHEN- + AMINE.]
A toxic synthetic bicyclic arsenic compound, C12H12As2N2O22HCl, formerly used to treat syphilis, yaws, etc. Cf. SALVARSAN.