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primaquine definition

☆ pri·ma·quine (prī′mə kwēn′)

noun

a synthetic chemical compound, CHNO, used as a cure for malaria

Etymology: < L primus, first (see prime) + qu(in)ine

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