Advertisement

Advertisement

hydroxychloroquine

[ hahy-drok-si-klawr-uh-kween, -kwin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a colorless crystalline solid, C 18 H 26 ClN 3 O, used in the treatment of malaria, lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis. : HCQ


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydroxychloroquine1

First recorded in 1960–65; hydroxy- + chloroquine

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


hydroxybutyric acidhydroxyketone