salvarsan
See also: Salvarsan
English
Noun
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.
Synonyms
- 606
- arsphenamine
- dioxydiamidoarsenobenzol
Derived terms
- neosalvarsan
Romanian
Etymology
From German Salvarsan.
Noun
salvarsan n (uncountable)
- (medicine) salvarsan
Declension
declension of salvarsan (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) salvarsan | salvarsanul |
genitive/dative | (unui) salvarsan | salvarsanului |
vocative | salvarsanule |