acetarsol

English
Chemical structure of acetarsol

Etymology

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

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

Synonyms

Translations

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

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

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

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

Noun

acetarsol m inan

  1. (organic chemistry, medicine) acetarsol

Declension
Declension of acetarsol
singular
nominative acetarsol
genitive acetarsolu
dative acetarsolowi
accusative acetarsol
instrumental acetarsolem
locative acetarsolu
vocative acetarsolu

References
  1. Wiadomości Farmaceutyczne‎, number R. 63, nr 49, 1936, page 713

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English acetarsol

Noun

acetarsol m (uncountable)

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