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chloroquine

chlo·ro·quine

UK/ˈklɔː.ɹə(ʊ).kwiːn/ US/ˈklɒ.ɹə(ʊ).kwiːn/ uncommon

noun

1.

an antimalarial drug used to treat malaria and amebic dysentery and systemic lupus erythematosus

Origin

From chloro- + -quine (“quinoline derivative”).

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