MEPACRINE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria

Synonyms:

Atabrine; mepacrine; quinacrine; quinacrine hydrochloride

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mepacrine" is a kind of...):

antimalarial; antimalarial drug (a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria)

anthelminthic; anthelmintic; helminthic; vermifuge (a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms)

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