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)

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

Synonyms

acetarsone
stovarsol

Translations

compound sometimes used as an antiinfective

Finnish: asetarsoli

Portuguese: acetarsol m, acetarsona f

Anagrams

crotalase, escalator

References

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

Portuguese

Noun

acetarsol m (uncountable)

(organic chemistry, medicine) acetarsol (compound sometimes used as an antiinfective)

Synonyms

acetarsona

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[1] “International Non-Proprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Preparations”, in WHO Chronicle, volume 13, issue 12, December 1959, page 463