different between amine vs arsphenamine

English

Etymology

From ammonia +? -ine

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??.mi?n/, /?æ.m?n/, /?e?.mi?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??.mi?n/, /?æ.mi?n/

Noun

amine (plural amines)

1. (inorganic chemistry) A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.
2. (organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• ammine

References

• “amine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• I mean, Maine, anime, animé, maine, manie, minae, minæ

English

Etymology

From arsenic + phen- + amine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s?f?n?ma?n/, /??s?f?n?mi?n/

Noun

arsphenamine (countable and uncountable, plural arsphenamines)

1. (pharmacology, organic chemistry) A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).
   • 2001: The 606th compound was one that contained arsenic and was called arsphenamine. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 9)

Synonyms

• 606
• salvarsan, Salvarsan

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