PRIMAQUINE

Meaning of PRIMAQUINE in English

/pruy"meuh kween'/ , n. Pharm.

a viscous liquid, C 15 H 21 N 3 O, used in the treatment of malaria.

[ 1945-50; prima PRIME + QUIN(OLIN)E ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

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