quinacrine en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A drug with various applications, including as an antimalarial, having the chemical formula C₂₃H₃₀ClN₃O.
‘He said the poor man must be suffering from malaria, and the next day he bought him a tube of quinacrine.’
1963, Chinua Achebe, No Longer at Ease, Penguin Classics (2010), page 83:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quinacrines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
mepacrine · atabrine · atebrine · chinacrin · chinacrine