neoarsphenaminen.
/ˌniːəʊɑːsˈfɛnəmiːn/, /ˌniːəʊɑːsˈfɛnəmɪn/, U.S. /ˈˌnioʊˌɑrˈsfɛnəm(ə)n/, /ˈˌnioʊˌɑrˈsfɛnəˌmin/ Pharmacology.
The sodium salt of a sulphated arsphenamine derivative, C13H13As2N2NaO4S, a toxic yellow compound used to treat bacterial infections (formerly esp. syphilis, now only in veterinary medicine).
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green water1617
arsacetin1908
neosalvarsan1912
neoarsphenamine1918
blue pill1928
spectinomycin1964
1918 Public Health Rep. (U.S. Public Health Service) 33 1003 Previous to the year 1914, all of the arsphenamine (salvarsan) and neo-arsphenamine (neosalvarsan) on the market was manufactured by a single German firm.
1951 A. Grollman Pharmacol. & Therapeutics xxx. 698 Neoarsphenamine is easier to prepare and administer than arsphenamine; causes fewer reactions; and is less irritant to the tissues.
1981 Maledicta 5 227 Bismuth subcarbonate and neoarsphenamine were administered weekly over a period of years.
2000 Jrnl. Med. Primatol. 29 85 Neoarsphenamine chemotherapy may be considered as an alternative to cure both latent and patent haemobartonellosis in S[aimiri] sciureus monkeys.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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