acetarsol
Chemical structure of acetarsol
Meaning
Noun
- The compound (3-acetamido-4-hydroxyphenyl)arsonic acid sometimes used as an antiinfective against the parasite protozoan Entamoeba histolytica
Related
Similar words
- acetarsone
- stovarsol
Origin
- . 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.
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