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MEPACRINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mepacrine mean?
• MEPACRINE (noun)
The noun MEPACRINE has 1 sense:
1. a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria
Familiarity information: MEPACRINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Atabrine; mepacrine; quinacrine; quinacrine hydrochloride
Hypernyms ("mepacrine" is a kind of...):
antimalarial; antimalarial drug (a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria)
anthelminthic; anthelmintic; helminthic; vermifuge (a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms)
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