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QUINACRINE HYDROCHLORIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quinacrine hydrochloride mean? 

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

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

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


 Dictionary entry details 


QUINACRINE HYDROCHLORIDE (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 hydrochloride" 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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