Meanings
- uncountablechemistryThe compound (3-acetamido-4-hydroxyphenyl)arsonic acid sometimes used as an antiinfective against the parasite protozoan Entamoeba histolytica
Synonyms: acetarsone, stovarsol
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe compound (3-acetamido-4-hydroxyphenyl)arsonic acid sometimes used as an antiinfective against the parasite protozoan Entamoeba histolytica
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish asetarsoli
- asetarsolicompound sometimes used as an antiinfective
Polish acetarsol
- acetarsolcompound sometimes used as an antiinfective
Portuguese acetarsol, acetarsona
- acetarsolcompound sometimes used as an antiinfective
- acetarsonacompound sometimes used as an antiinfective
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acetarsol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetarsol
“acetarsol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetarsol. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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