chloroquine

noun

chlo·ro·quine | \ ˈklȯr-ə-ˌkwēn

Definition of chloroquine

: an antimalarial drug C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃ administered in the form of its bitter crystalline diphosphate

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Garcez and her collaborators found recently that the malaria drug chloroquine helps limit viral growth in cells. — Quanta Magazine, "New Insights Into How Zika Harms the Brain," 7 July 2016 White warned, too loudly some say, that the loss of artemisinin could cause a repeat of the chloroquine disaster of the 1980s, when resistant parasites spread from the Greater Mekong to Africa and millions died. — Leslie Roberts, Science | AAAS, "Drug-resistant malaria is spreading, but experts clash over its global risk," 11 Oct. 2017

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chloroquine

noun

chlo·ro·quine | \ ˈklōr-ə-ˌkwēn, ˈklȯr-

: an antimalarial drug administered in the form of its diphosphate C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃·2H₃PO₄ or hydrochloride C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃·HCl