arsphenamine
noun
ars·phen·a·mine
ärs-ˈfe-nə-ˌmēn
-mən
: a light-yellow toxic hygroscopic powder C12Cl2H14As2N2O2·2H2O formerly used in the treatment especially of syphilis and yaws
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