Atabrine Hear it!

Atabrine definition

☆ Ata·brine (at′ə brin′, -brēn′)

quinacrine hydrochloride, CHClNO·2HCl·2HO, a synthetic drug used in treating malaria and other diseases

Etymology: Ger atebrin < ? a(n)t(if)ebrin; see anti- & febrile & -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.