QUINACRINE

quinacrine, quinacrine hydrochloride, mepacrine, Atabrine

(noun) a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

quinacrine (countable and uncountable, plural quinacrines)

A drug with various applications, including as an antimalarial, having the chemical formula C23H30ClN3O

Synonyms

• atabrine

• atebrine

• mepacrine

Anagrams

• inquirance

Source: Wiktionary



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