"chloroquine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklɔː.ɹə(ʊ).kwiːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈklɒ.ɹə(ʊ).kwiːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-kwɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈklɔɹ.əˌkwɪn/ [General-American], /ˈklɔɹ.əˌkwin/ [General-American] Forms: chloroquines [plural]
Etymology: From chloro- + -quine (“quinoline derivative”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|chloro|quine|t2=quinoline derivative}} chloro- + -quine (“quinoline derivative”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chloroquine (countable and uncountable, plural chloroquines)
  1. (pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃. Wikipedia link: chloroquine Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Synonyms: CQ [abbreviation] Hypernyms: amebicide, antiamoebic, antimalarial Hyponyms: chloroquine hydrochloride, chloroquine phosphate Derived forms: CQ [abbreviation], chloroquine hydrochloride, chloroquine phosphate, ferrochloroquine, hydroxychloroquine Translations (4-aminoquinoline drug): ْكْلُورُوكِين (klūrūkīn) (Arabic), cloroquina [feminine] (Catalan), 氯奎 (lǜkuí) (Chinese Mandarin), cloruchina [feminine] (Corsican), klorokiini (Finnish), chloroquine [feminine] (French), χλωροκίνη (chlorokíni) [feminine] (Greek), clorochina [feminine] (Italian), cloroquina [feminine] (Occitan), cloroquina [feminine] (Portuguese), хлорохи́н (xloroxín) [masculine] (Russian), cloroquina [feminine] (Spanish)

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