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paludrine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈpæl.jə.dɹɪn/ (General-American)
/ˈpæl.jʊ.dɹɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Blend of paludism + mepacrine or atabrine.

Meanings

(uncountable) The antimalarial drug proguanil hydrochloride.
- ‘Yes, a slight touch of malaria.’ ‘Why don’t you take paludrine?’ ‘I sometimes forget.’ 1963, Chinua Achebe, No Longer at Ease, Penguin Classics (2010), page 123:

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