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primaquine

/ˈpɹɪm.ə.kwɪn/

primaquine noun: a synthetic compound derived from quinoline, used as a medication in the treatment of malaria and pneumocystis pneumonia.

primaquine: a synthetic compound derived from quinoline, used as a medication in the treatment of malaria and...
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Noun

primaquine (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic compound derived from quinoline, used as a medication in the treatment of malaria and pneumocystis pneumonia.

Origin of primaquine

From Latin prima (“the first”) + -quine (“quinoline derivative”).

Questions about primaquine

What does primaquine mean?
Primaquine means a synthetic compound derived from quinoline, used as a medication in the treatment of malaria and pneumocystis pneumonia.
What part of speech is primaquine?
Primaquine is a noun.
How do you pronounce primaquine?
Primaquine is pronounced /ˈpɹɪm.ə.kwɪn/.

Words near primaquine in the dictionary

  1. primalled
  2. primalling
  3. primally
  4. primals
  5. primaperone
  6. primaquine
  7. primarch
  8. primaried
  9. primaries
  10. primarily
  11. primariness

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