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pamaquine

/ˈpæməkwɪn/

pamaquine noun: a drug used for the treatment of malaria, closely related to primaquine; it was the first synthetic antimalarial.

Noun

pamaquine (uncountable)

  1. A drug used for the treatment of malaria, closely related to primaquine; it was the first synthetic antimalarial.

Origin of pamaquine

From -quine (“quinoline derivative”).

Questions about pamaquine

What does pamaquine mean?
Pamaquine means a drug used for the treatment of malaria, closely related to primaquine; it was the first synthetic antimalarial.
What part of speech is pamaquine?
Pamaquine is a noun.
How do you pronounce pamaquine?
Pamaquine is pronounced /ˈpæməkwɪn/.

Words near pamaquine in the dictionary

  1. Pama-Nyunganists
  2. pamabrom
  3. pamakani
  4. Pamampangin
  5. Paman
  6. pamaquine
  7. pamas
  8. pamatolol
  9. Pambamarca
  10. pambasileia
  11. pambazo

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