melarsoprol

English

Chemical structure of melarsoprol

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɛˈlaː.sə(ʊ).pɹɒl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /məˈlɑɹ.səˌpɹɔl/

Noun

melarsoprol (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) An organic arsenic compound, C₁₂H₁₅AsN₆OS₂, administered intravenously to treat late-stage African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness).
   • 2008 January 8, Donald G. Mcneil Jr., “Jump-Start on Slow Trek to Treatment for a Disease”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

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

References

• “melarsoprol”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “melarsoprol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.