Chloroquine

//ˈklɔː.ɹə(ʊ).kwiːn// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃. countable, uncountable

    "Drug-Interactions: Several anti-malaria drugs, such as mefloquine, chloroquine and proguanil (not approved for use in US) possess antibacterial activity which may interfere with the immunogenicity of Vivotif."

  2. 2
    an antimalarial drug used to treat malaria and amebic dysentery and systemic lupus erythematosus wordnet

Synonyms

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cqplasmoquine

Example

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"Nigeria has warned against using the drug chloroquine to fight COVID-19 after three people were hospitalized after overdosing on it."

Etymology

From chloro- + -quine (“quinoline derivative”).

Related phrases

chloroquine hydrochloridechloroquine phosphate

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