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pentaquine definition

pen·ta·quine (pentə kwēn′, -kwin)

noun

a synthetic antimalarial drug, CHNO, used chiefly in the form of its phosphate

Etymology: penta- + quin(olin)e

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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