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HCQ

HCQ is the abbreviation of hydroxychloroquine.

Meaning of hydroxychloroquine

Noun

hydroxychloroquine (uncountable)

  1. A drug derived from quinolone that is taken orally in the form of its sulfate C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃O·H₂SO₄ to treat malaria, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus erythematosus.
    • More on Malaria: Sterling-Winthrop Research Institute reports a new, effective antimalarial. Called hydroxychloroquine, its activity (with experimental animals) is equal to that of chloroquine, but it is much safer in large doses. Hydroxychloroquine can be taken orally or by injection and is...1951, Chemical Week, volume 69, page 28
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    HCQ

Questions about HCQ

What is HCQ the abbreviation of?
HCQ is the abbreviation of hydroxychloroquine.

Words near HCQ in the dictionary

  1. HCNs
  2. HCO
  3. HCOL
  4. hcp
  5. HCPs
  6. HCQ
  7. HCQS
  8. HCR
  9. hcs
  10. HCSM
  11. hct

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