melarsoprol

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UK/mɛˈlaː.sə(ʊ).pɹɒl/US/məˈlɑɹ.səˌpɹɔl/

noun

An organic arsenic compound, C₁₂H₁₅AsN₆OS₂, administered intravenously to treat late-stage African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness).

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Meanings

nounmelarsoprol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn organic arsenic compound, C₁₂H₁₅AsN₆OS₂, administered intravenously to treat late-stage African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness).

    They still use the drug melarsoprol, which, Dr. Pécoul said, “is not effective and sometimes kills.”

    2008 January 8, Donald G. Mcneil Jr., “Jump-Start on Slow Trek to Treatment for a Disease”, in New York Times

Origin

From mel(amine) + ars(enic) + -o- + pro(pylene) + -ol.

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melarsoprol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melarsoprol

MLA

“melarsoprol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melarsoprol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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