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dihydroartemisinin

dihydroartemisinin noun: an antimalarial drug, the active metabolite of all artemisinin compounds, also available as a drug in itself.

Noun

dihydroartemisinin (uncountable)

  1. An antimalarial drug, the active metabolite of all artemisinin compounds, also available as a drug in itself.

Synonyms of dihydroartemisinin

Origin of dihydroartemisinin

From di- + hydro- + artemisinin.

Questions about dihydroartemisinin

What does dihydroartemisinin mean?
Dihydroartemisinin means an antimalarial drug, the active metabolite of all artemisinin compounds, also available as a drug in itself.
What part of speech is dihydroartemisinin?
Dihydroartemisinin is a noun.

Words near dihydroartemisinin in the dictionary

  1. dihydroalprenolol
  2. dihydroanthracene
  3. dihydroanthracenes
  4. dihydroanthraquinone
  5. dihydroartemisinic acid
  6. dihydroartemisinin
  7. dihydroauroglaucin
  8. dihydroazepine
  9. dihydroazepines
  10. dihydroazepino
  11. dihydroazepinos

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