hydroxychloroquine

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

hy·drox·y·chlo·ro·quine

[hahy-drok-si-klawr-uh-kween, -kwin, -klohr-]
noun Pharmacology.
a colorless crystalline solid, C18H26ClN3O, used in the treatment of malaria, lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Hydroxychloroquine has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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hydroxychloroquine

noun
anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus 
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