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febrifugine

febrifugine noun: a quinazolinone alkaloid with antimalarial properties.

Noun

febrifugine (uncountable)

  1. A quinazolinone alkaloid with antimalarial properties.

Origin of febrifugine

From Dichroa febrifuga + -ine, after the plant where it was first isolated

Questions about febrifugine

What does febrifugine mean?
Febrifugine means a quinazolinone alkaloid with antimalarial properties.
What part of speech is febrifugine?
Febrifugine is a noun.

Words near febrifugine in the dictionary

  1. febriferous
  2. febrific
  3. febrifugal
  4. febrifuge
  5. febrifuges
  6. febrifugine
  7. febrigenic
  8. febrile
  9. febrilise
  10. febrilised
  11. febrilises

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