pamaquine

English

Etymology

From -quine (“quinoline derivative”).

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpæməkwɪn/, /ˈpæməkwiːn/

Noun

pamaquine (uncountable)

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