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mefloquine

UK/ˈmɛf.lə.kwiːn//ˈmɛf.lək.wɪn/

mefloquine noun: an antimalarial drug C₁₇H₁₆F₆N₂O similar to quinine that consists of a fluorinated derivative of quinoline and is used in the form of its hydrochloride for the prevention and treatment of malaria.

Noun

mefloquine (uncountable)

  1. An antimalarial drug C₁₇H₁₆F₆N₂O similar to quinine that consists of a fluorinated derivative of quinoline and is used in the form of its hydrochloride for the prevention and treatment of malaria.
    • The same year the UN banned mefloquine for peacekeeping troops in Cambodia because of concern about the drug's "neuropsychiatric side effects… in military personnel".2002 October 24, Mark Honigsbaum, “'It's not a benign drug—it has ruined my life'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    • I take thalazole to control the stools, mefloquine for the malaria.2007, Teju Cole, Every Day is for the Thief, Faber & Faber (2015), page 154
    Synonyms:
    Lariam

Synonyms of mefloquine

  • Lariam

Origin of mefloquine

From me(thyl) (“quinoline derivative”) + fl(uor)o- + -quine.

Questions about mefloquine

What does mefloquine mean?
Mefloquine means an antimalarial drug C₁₇H₁₆F₆N₂O similar to quinine that consists of a fluorinated derivative of quinoline and is used in the form of its hydrochloride for the prevention and treatment of malaria.
What part of speech is mefloquine?
Mefloquine is a noun.
How do you pronounce mefloquine?
Mefloquine is pronounced /ˈmɛf.lə.kwiːn/ (UK).

Words near mefloquine in the dictionary

  1. Meffords
  2. meffs
  3. MeFi
  4. MeFite
  5. MeFites
  6. mefloquine
  7. MEFO
  8. MEFOs
  9. mefruside
  10. meg
  11. meg-

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