Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arsphenamine

/ɑːsˈfɛnəmaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ar-sphenamine
IPA: /ɑːsˈfɛnəmaɪn/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The 606th compound was one that contained arsenic and was called arsphenamine."

Etymology

From arsenic + phen- + amine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

arsphenamines (plural)

Derived Forms

neoarsphenamine postarsphenamine

Synonyms

606 salvarsan

Questions

How do you pronounce arsphenamine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑːsˈfɛnəmaɪn/.
What does arsphenamine mean?: A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).
Where does arsphenamine come from?: From arsenic + phen- + amine.

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