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Meaning of arsphenamine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ɑːsˈfɛnəmaɪn

Definitions

A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Arsphenamin
Português arsfenamina

Examples

“2001: The 606th compound was one that contained arsenic and was called arsphenamine. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 9)”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

arsthinol Arsura Arsyeniy art art and part art block

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