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Etymology
From term|arsenic + term|phen- + term|amine.

Pronunciation
IPA|/��s�f�n�maɪn/, /��s�f�n�mi�n/

Noun
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1. context|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)

• 2007-10-11 23:50 - Williamsayers79 - /* Noun */ uncountable

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