antisyphilitic
English
Etymology
From anti- + syphilitic.
Adjective
antisyphilitic (comparative more antisyphilitic, superlative most antisyphilitic)
- (pharmacology) Countering syphilis.
- 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 86:
- Ehrlich knew that an antisyphilitic drug would be an instant sensation.
Translations
countering syphilis
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Noun
antisyphilitic (plural antisyphilitics)
- (pharmacology) Any drug that counters syphilis.
Translations
any drug that counters syphilis
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