Arsphenamine

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɑːsˈfÉ›nÉ™maɪn/, /ɑːsˈfÉ›nÉ™miːn/

Origin

From arsenic + phen- + amine.

Full definition of arsphenamine

Noun

1. (pharmaceutical drug, organic compound) A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).
• 2001: The 606th compound was one that contained arsenic and was called arsphenamine. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 9)