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quinacrine hydrochloride

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quin·a·crine hydrochloride   (kwĭn'ə-krēn')   
n.  A bright yellow, bitter, crystalline compound, C23H32Cl3N3O·2H2O, used primarily to treat malaria.

[quin- + acr(id)ine.]
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quinacrine hydrochloride quin·a·crine hydrochloride (kwĭn'ə-krēn', -krĭn)
n.
The dihydrochloride form of an acridine derivative used as an antimalarial, an anthelmintic, and especially as a stain for Y chromatin in fluorescent microscopy.

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