melarsoprol
An organic arsenic compound, C₁₂H₁₅AsN₆OS₂, administered intravenously to treat…An organic arsenic compound, C₁₂H₁₅AsN₆OS₂, administered intravenously to treat late-stage African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness).
UK/mɛˈlaː.sə(ʊ).pɹɒl/US/məˈlɑɹ.səˌpɹɔl/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An organic arsenic compound, C₁₂H₁₅AsN₆OS₂, administered intravenously to treat late-stage African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness).
Origin
From mel(amine) + ars(enic) + -o- + pro(pylene) + -ol.From mel(amine) + ars(enic) + -o- + pro(pylene) + -ol.
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