QUINACRINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quinacrine mean? 

• QUINACRINE (noun)
  The noun QUINACRINE has 1 sense:

1. a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria

  Familiarity information: QUINACRINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUINACRINE (noun)

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 ("quinacrine" 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)

 Context examples 

The hydrochloride salt form of amustaline, a quinacrine mustard compound with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Amustaline Dihydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A quinacrine mustard compound with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Amustaline, NCI Thesaurus)