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oxamniquine

oxamniquine noun: an anthelmintic drug with schistosomicidal activity against Schistosoma mansoni.

Noun

oxamniquine (uncountable)

  1. An anthelmintic drug with schistosomicidal activity against Schistosoma mansoni.

Origin of oxamniquine

From -quine (“quinoline derivative”).

Questions about oxamniquine

What does oxamniquine mean?
Oxamniquine means an anthelmintic drug with schistosomicidal activity against Schistosoma mansoni.
What part of speech is oxamniquine?
Oxamniquine is a noun.

Words near oxamniquine in the dictionary

  1. oxamidine
  2. oxamidines
  3. oxamids
  4. oxammite
  5. oxammonium
  6. oxamniquine
  7. oxamphetamine
  8. oxamyl
  9. Oxana
  10. oxanamide
  11. oxandrolone

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