melarsoprol en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /mɛˈlaː.sə(ʊ).pɹɒl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /məˈlɑɹ.səˌpɹɔl/ (General-American)
Etymology
From mel(amine) + ars(enic) + -o- + pro(pylene) + -ol.
Meanings
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(uncountable) An 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: