ANTIMALARIAL

antimalarial, antimalarial drug

(noun) a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

antimalarial (plural antimalarials)

An agent that prevents or counteracts malaria.

Adjective

antimalarial (comparative more antimalarial, superlative most antimalarial)

Preventing or counteracting malaria.

Source: Wiktionary


An`ti*ma*la"ri*al, a.

Definition: Good against malaria.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

30 April 2024

NURSE

(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”


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