antisyphilitic

English

Etymology

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

Portuguese: antissifilítico

Noun

antisyphilitic (plural antisyphilitics)

(pharmacology) Any drug that counters syphilis.

Translations

any drug that counters syphilis

Portuguese: antissifilítico m

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