acetarsol

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English[edit]

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Chemical structure of acetarsol

Etymology[edit]

Blend of acet(amido) +‎ ars(onic) +‎ -ol. The drug was developed by Ernest Fourneau at the Pasteur Institute and sold under the brand name stovarsol. The name is established as the drug’s international nonproprietary name.[1]

Noun[edit]

acetarsol (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry, medicine) The compound (3-acetamido-4-hydroxyphenyl)arsonic acid sometimes used as an antiinfective against the parasite protozoan Entamoeba histolytica

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “International Non-Proprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Preparations”, in WHO Chronicle, volume 13, number 12, 1959 December, page 463

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Internationalism; compare English acetarsol. First attested in 1936.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.t͡sɛˈtar.sɔl/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -arsɔl
  • Syllabification: a‧ce‧tar‧sol

Noun[edit]

acetarsol m inan

  1. (organic chemistry, medicine) acetarsol

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wiadomości Farmaceutyczne[1], number R. 63, nr 49, 1936, page 713

Further reading[edit]

  • acetarsol in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • acetarsol in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Internationalism; compare English acetarsol

Noun[edit]

acetarsol m (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry, medicine) acetarsol
    Synonym: acetarsona