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antimalarial

Syllables: an·ti·ma·lar·i·al/ˌæn.ti.məˈlɛə.ɹi.əl/US/ˌæn.ti.məˈlɛ.ɹi.əl/

antimalarial noun: an agent that prevents or counteracts malaria.

Noun

antimalarial (plural antimalarials)

  1. An agent that prevents or counteracts malaria.

Adjective

antimalarial (comparative more antimalarial, superlative most antimalarial)

  1. Preventing or counteracting malaria.

antimalarial meaning in Tamil and Urdu

antimalarial in Tamil

மலேரியா ஒழிப்பு, மலேரியா எதிர்ப்பு மருந்து, மலேரியாக்கொல்லி, முறைக்குளிர் காய்ச்சலுக்கெதிரான

antimalarial in Urdu

مَلیرِیا کی دوا, مَلیرِیا سے بچاو

Forms of antimalarial

Noun
pluralantimalarials
Adjective
comparativemore antimalarial
superlativemost antimalarial

Origin of antimalarial

From anti- + malarial.

Words formed from antimalarial

Words that rhyme with antimalarial

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Questions about antimalarial

What does antimalarial mean?
Antimalarial means an agent that prevents or counteracts malaria.
What is antimalarial in Tamil?
Antimalarial in Tamil is மலேரியா ஒழிப்பு, மலேரியா எதிர்ப்பு மருந்து, மலேரியாக்கொல்லி. See Antimalarial meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is antimalarial?
Antimalarial can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce antimalarial?
Antimalarial is pronounced /ˌæn.ti.məˈlɛə.ɹi.əl/ (UK).
What is the plural of antimalarial?
The plural of antimalarial is antimalarials.

Words near antimalarial in the dictionary

  1. antimajoritarianism
  2. antimajoritarians
  3. antimajority
  4. antimakeup
  5. antimalaria
  6. antimalarial
  7. antimalarially
  8. antimalarials
  9. antimale
  10. antimales
  11. antimalodor

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Adapted from Wiktionary: antimalarial (page history and authors); antimalarial (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); antimalarial (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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