CHLOROQUINE

chloroquine

(noun) an antimalarial drug used to treat malaria and amebic dysentery and systemic lupus erythematosus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

chloroquine (usually uncountable, plural chloroquines)

A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C18H26ClN3

Synonyms

• CQ (abbreviation)

Hyponyms

• chloroquine hydrochloride

• chloroquine phosphate

Hypernyms

• amebicide

• antiamoebic

• antimalarial

Source: Wiktionary



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