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quinacrine hydrochloride

(kwinə krēn′)

Atabrine

Origin: quin(ine) + acr(id)ine

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noun
A bright yellow, bitter, crystalline compound, C23H32Cl3N3O·2H2O, used primarily to treat malaria.

Origin:

Origin: quin-

Origin: + acr(id)ine

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