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quinaphthol

quinaphthol noun: a treatment for typhoid fever etc, prepared from quinine and naphthol sulfonate.

Noun

quinaphthol (uncountable)

  1. A treatment for typhoid fever etc, prepared from quinine and naphthol sulfonate

Origin of quinaphthol

Blend of quinine + naphthol.

Questions about quinaphthol

What does quinaphthol mean?
Quinaphthol means a treatment for typhoid fever etc, prepared from quinine and naphthol sulfonate.
What part of speech is quinaphthol?
Quinaphthol is a noun.

Words near quinaphthol in the dictionary

  1. quinalizarin
  2. quinalphos
  3. quiname
  4. quinamine
  5. Quinan
  6. quinaphthol
  7. Quinapondan
  8. quinapril
  9. quinaprilat
  10. quinaquina
  11. quinaquinas

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