Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salvarsan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: sal-varsan
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

salvarsans (plural)

Derived Forms

neosalvarsan

Synonyms

606 arsphenamine dioxydiamidoarsenobenzol

Questions

What does salvarsan mean?: 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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