Atabrine is the trade name given this drug by the Germans and has been so commonly used that it is employed here. The official name in this country is quinacrine, in England mepacrine (James Phinney Baxter III).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
quin|a|crine hydrochloride — quin|a|crine hydrochloride, or quin|a|crine «KWIHN uh kreen, krihn», noun. a drug used in the treatment of malaria; Atabrine: »Atabrine is the trade name given this drug by the Germans and has been so commonly used that it is employed here. The… … Useful english dictionary
quin — quin·a·crine; quin·al·dic; quin·al·dine; quin·al·din·i·um; quin·alizarin; quin·a·mine; quin·az·o·line; quin·centennial; quin·cun·cial; quin·cunx; quin·decagon; quin·deca·syllabic; quin·decemvir; quin·decemvirate; quin·decillion; quin·de·cim;… … English syllables
crine — am·a·crine; ap·o·crine; crine; ec·crine; ex·o·crine; het·er·o·crine; hol·o·crine; mep·a·crine; mer·o·crine; neu·ro·crine; quin·a·crine; rha·gio·crine; vol·u·crine; au·to·crine; ec·to·crine; para·crine; en·do·crine; … English syllables
quinacrine — quin·a·crine … English syllables
quinacrinehydrochloride — quin·a·crine hydrochloride (kwĭnʹə krēn ) n. A bright yellow, bitter, crystalline compound, C23H32Cl3N3O·2H2O, used primarily to treat malaria. [quin + acridine.] * * * … Universalium
quinacrine — quin•a•crine [[t]ˈkwɪn əˌkrin[/t]] n. pha an alkaloid, C23H30ClN3O, used in the treatment of malaria • Etymology: 1930–35; quin ( ine) +acr ( id) + ine II … From formal English to slang
quinacrine — quin·a·crine kwin ə .krēn n an antimalarial drug derived from acridine and used esp. in the form of its dihydrochloride C23H30ClN3O·2HCl·2H2O called also mepacrine see ATABRINE … Medical dictionary
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
quinacrine hydrochloride — An acridine derivative, used as an antimalarial that destroys the trophozoites of Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum, but does not affect the gametocytes, sporozoites, or exoerythrocytic stage of parasites; also used as an anthelmintic. As a… … Medical dictionary
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
