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auranofin

[ aw-ran-uh-fin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a gold-containing compound, C 20 H 34 AuO 9 PS, used orally in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of auranofin1

Coinage apparently based on aurum; following syllables unexplained

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