salvarsan

Noun

Meaning

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salvarsan (countable and uncountable, plural salvarsans)

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

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Synonyms

606 arsphenamine dioxydiamidoarsenobenzol

Examples

After screening hundreds of dyes against various organisms, in 1907, he discovered a medicinally useful drug, the first synthetic antibacterial salvarsan now called arsphenamine. Source: Internet

After extensive clinical testing (all the research participants had the negative example of tuberculin in mind) the Hoechst company began to market the compound toward the end of 1910 under the name Salvarsan. Source: Internet

He now had salvarsan for treating syphilitic ulcers and framboesia. Source: Internet

It focused on Salvarsan (arsphenamine, " compound 606 "), his cure for syphilis. Source: Internet

Salvarsan proved to be amazingly effective, particularly when compared with the conventional therapy of mercury salts. Source: Internet

The Telegraph The first time a drug was systematically improved was with arsphenamine (Salvarsan). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

salvaging salvar salvar kameez Salvas salvatella Salvati