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PRONUNCIATION OF SALVARSAN

salvarsan  [ˈsælvəˌsæn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SALVARSAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Salvarsan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SALVARSAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Arsphenamine

Arsphenamine, also known as Salvarsan and compound 606, is a drug that was introduced at the beginning of the 1910s as the first effective treatment for syphilis, and was also used to treat trypanosomiasis. It is an organoarsenic molecule, and was the first modern chemotherapeutic agent.

Definition of salvarsan in the English dictionary

The definition of salvarsan in the dictionary is a medicine containing arsenic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SALVARSAN


Elsan
ˈɛlsæn
Fuji-san
ˈfuːdʒɪˌsæn
hexosan
ˈhɛksəˌsæn
Marsanne
mɑːˈsæn
pentosan
ˈpɛntəˌsæn
Pusan
ˈpuːˈsæn
san
sæn
triclosan
traɪˈkləʊsæn
zymosan
ˈzaɪməʊˌsæn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SALVARSAN

salvableness
salvably
Salvador
Salvadoran
Salvadorean
Salvadorian
salvage
salvage costs
salvage vessel
salvageability
salvageable
salvagee
salvager
salvation
Salvation Army
Salvation Jane
salvational
salvationism
salvationist
salvatory

WORDS THAT END LIKE SALVARSAN

archdiocesan
artisan
Asosan
basan
bipartisan
black-eyed Susan
chitosan
courtesan
diocesan
Illinoisan
Kansan
kisan
lazy Susan
medusan
Nisan
nonpartisan
paisan
Parmesan
partisan
Susan

Synonyms and antonyms of salvarsan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «salvarsan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SALVARSAN

Find out the translation of salvarsan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of salvarsan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «salvarsan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

洒尔佛散
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Salvarsan
570 millions of speakers

English

salvarsan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

salvarsan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سالفرسان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сальварсан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

salvarsan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

salvarsan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

salvarsan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Salvarsan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Salvarsan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

salvarsan
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

salvarsan
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Salvarsan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

salvarsan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்டுபிடித்தார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साल्वर्सन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

frengi ilacı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

salvarsan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Salwarsan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сальварсан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Salvarsan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Salvarsan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

salvarsan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Salvarsan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

salvarsan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of salvarsan

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SALVARSAN»

The term «salvarsan» is normally little used and occupies the 136.495 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SALVARSAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about salvarsan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SALVARSAN»

Discover the use of salvarsan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to salvarsan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A History of Medicine
By September 1910 about 10,000 syphilitics had been treated with Preparation 606, which had been named salvarsan. The testing undergone by salvarsan was quite extensive compared to the usual practice at the time. The drug had been ...
Lois N. Magner, 1992
2
The Treatment of Syphilis with Salvarsan
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed.
Wilhelm Wechselmann, 2012
3
Prostitution, Race and Politics: Policing Venereal Disease ...
Doctors wereoften suspicious of the newdiagnostics, whilesocial purity advocates rejected the Wassermantest and Salvarsan asantipathetic tothemoral law.18 SirD 'Arcy Power initially resisted diagnostic relianceonserum testing; “brought up ...
Philippa Levine, 2012
4
Is Arsenic an Aphrodisiac?: The Sociochemistry of an Element
Some 606 compounds later, in 1907, he happened upon the arsenical that was to become known as ''606'' salvarsan (Figure 1.1), later to be known as arsphenamine. However, one of his assistants erroneously reported that it was inactive ...
William R. Cullen, 2008
5
Ways of Regulating Drugs in the 19th and 20th Centuries
after 1913, when Neo-Salvarsan, which was more effective and had better solubility, had already been marketed. Richard Dreuw then contacted members of parliament and the Imperial Health Office. He urged that an official investigation be ...
Jean-Paul Gaudillière, Volker Hess, 2012
6
Quicksilver: A History of the Use, Lore and Effects of Mercury
Nichols noted that one military surgeon was injecting syphilis patients with doses of “gray oil,” a mixture of mercury with vegetable oil, which cre- ated its own subcutaneous infections. The intramuscular injection of Salvarsan also caused ...
Richard M. Swiderski, 2008
7
The Pathogenesis of Salvarsan Fatalities
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Sanitats-Rat, Wilhelm Wechselmann, 2010
8
Making Medicines: A Brief History of Pharmacy and ...
He put it into practice with Salvarsan, also known as compound 606 or arsphenamine. This was a 'magic bullet' capable of attacking the microorganisms responsible for syphilis without killing its human host. Thanks to Ehrlich's extensive ...
Stuart Anderson, 2005
9
Synthetic Organic Chemistry: (For Honours & Post-Graduate ...
of a silver salt solution and sodium salvarsan dissolved in methyl alcohol and precipitating the silver salvarsan with ether. As= ^As I II I II H2N | | NH2.*Ag20 ONa ONa Silver salvarsan Silver salvarsan is readily soluble in water and usually  ...
O. P. Agarwal
10
Contagion and the State in Europe, 1830-1930
public health populism claimed tirelessly that the salvarsan industry reaped unconscionable profits, that the Weimar government, taking its cut in the form of higher taxes, was in cahoots with the chemical concerns, that the Jews too were ...
Peter Baldwin, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SALVARSAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term salvarsan is used in the context of the following news items.
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The 21st Century Cures Act ignores value
The first “chemotherapy” agent—the antibiotic salvarsan to treat syphilis—was developed by German chemist Paul Ehrlich on the eve of World War I. Today, the ... «ModernHealthcare.com, May 15»
2
L'arsenic: poison ou potion?
La plupart des composés thérapeutiques à base d'arsenic sont de ce type, y compris le Salvarsan 606, la première «potion» efficace contre la syphilis. «Agence Science-Presse, Mar 15»
3
New Antibiotics - Near or Far?
The compound dubbed '606' or 'Salvarsan' became widely prescribed for the then-endemic disease [2]. In antibiotics' history, things drastically changed in 1928 ... «The Disease Daily, Jan 15»
4
Feds target possibly contaminated cadavers sold for research
salvarsan. at 9:19 AM January 15, 2015. Add a comment See all comments. 6. In January 2014, FBI agents in Phoenix also raided the Biological Resource ... «Chicago Tribune, Jan 15»
5
Thank a White Male
He synthesized neoarsphenamine (Neo-Salvarsan), effective against syphilis, a scourge since the late15th century, but which had toxic side effects. It was not ... «American Thinker, Nov 14»
6
Renaissance alter Antibiotika
Jahrhundert mit Salvarsan das erste antibiotisch wirksame Arzneimittel gegen Syphilis auf den Markt gekommen ist, wurden viele Dutzend Antibiotika entwickelt, ... «derStandard.at, Oct 14»
7
Arsenic and modern medicine
Salvarsan was a synthetic drug produced to treat the STI syphilis. The drug was developed by Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915), a German medical scientist, and his ... «The Pharmaceutical Journal, Aug 14»
8
Highland Park boy reunites with crew that rescued him
salvarsan. at 5:40 AM July 30, 2014. Add a comment See all comments. 4. As the crew gathered around Tommy in front of their helicopter, the boy shyly showed ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 14»
9
Joyce era malato di sifilide, lo rivela uno studioso di Harvard
James Joyce (1882-1941) era ammalato di sifilide e si curava con continue iniezioni di galyl, nome inglese del salvarsan (o arsfenamina), un farmaco ... «Adnkronos/IGN, Jun 14»
10
Best and worst federal jobs: readers' nominees
One reader, identified as Salvarsan, tells us that the worst job (which presumably was his) was as public health adviser to the city of Newark. “Working in a ... «Washington Post, Nov 13»

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