What does "mefloquine" mean?

An antimalarial drug C₁₇H₁₆F₆N₂O similar to quinine that consists of a fluorinated derivative of quinoline and is used in the form of its hydrochloride for the prevention and treatment of malaria.

What is a synonym for "mefloquine"?

Common synonyms include: lariam, mefloquine hydrochloride, mephaquine.

How do you pronounce "mefloquine"?

Pronounced //ˈmɛf.lə.kwiːn//.

Mefloquine

//ˈmɛf.lə.kwiːn// noun

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Noun

1
An antimalarial drug C₁₇H₁₆F₆N₂O similar to quinine that consists of a fluorinated derivative of quinoline and is used in the form of its hydrochloride for the prevention and treatment of malaria. uncountable
"The same year the UN banned mefloquine for peacekeeping troops in Cambodia because of concern about the drug's "neuropsychiatric side effects… in military personnel"."
2
an antimalarial drug (trade name Lariam and Mephaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

lariam mefloquine hydrochloride mephaquine

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"The same year the UN banned mefloquine for peacekeeping troops in Cambodia because of concern about the drug's "neuropsychiatric side effects… in military personnel"."

Etymology

From me(thyl) (“quinoline derivative”) + fl(uor)o- + -quine.

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