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quinacrine

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quin⋅a⋅crine

[kwin-uh-kreen]
–noun Pharmacology.
an alkaloid, C2 3H3 0ClN3O, similar in its properties to pamaquine, used in the treatment of malaria.

Origin:
1930–35; quin(ine) + acr(id) + -ine 2
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Main Entry: quin·a·crine
Pronunciation: 'kwin-&-"krEn
Function: noun
: an antimalarial drug derived from acridine and used especially inthe form of its dihydrochloride C23H30ClN3O·2HCl·2H2O called also mepacrine; —see ATABRINE
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