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desethylchloroquine

desethylchloroquine noun: a chemical derived from chloroquine by the removal of one ethyl group, produced in the human body from chloroquine.

Noun

desethylchloroquine (uncountable)

  1. A chemical derived from chloroquine by the removal of one ethyl group, produced in the human body from chloroquine.

Origin of desethylchloroquine

From des- + ethyl + chloroquine.

Questions about desethylchloroquine

What does desethylchloroquine mean?
Desethylchloroquine means a chemical derived from chloroquine by the removal of one ethyl group, produced in the human body from chloroquine.
What part of speech is desethylchloroquine?
Desethylchloroquine is a noun.

Words near desethylchloroquine in the dictionary

  1. deservings
  2. desethyl
  3. desethylamiodarone
  4. desethylation
  5. desethylations
  6. desethylchloroquine
  7. desethylibogamine
  8. desethylsimazine
  9. desetope
  10. desetopes
  11. desex

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