- atabrine
- noun Etymology: from Atabrine, a trademark Date: 1933 quinacrine
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Atabrine — n. [Trademark.] a drug once used to treat malaria ({C23H30ClN3O}); chemically it is a derivative of the tricyclic structure acridine: 6 chloro 9 [[4 (diethylamino 1 methylbutyl)]amino] 2 methoxyacridine. It also has some anthelmintic activity… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Atabrine — ☆ Atabrine [at′ə brin΄, at′əbrēn΄ ] [Ger atebrin < ? a(n)t(if)ebrin; see ANTI & FEBRILE & INE3] trademark for quinacrine hydrochloride, C23H30ClN3O·2HCl·2H2O, a synthetic drug used in treating malaria and other diseases … English World dictionary
Atabrine — mepacrine mepacrine n. Quinacrine, a drug once used to treat malaria; {Atabrine} is a trademark. Syn: quinacrine, Atabrine. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Atabrine — var. of ATEBRIN. * * * atabrine var. atebrin … Useful english dictionary
Atabrine — /at euh brin, breen /, Pharm., Trademark. a brand of quinacrine. * * * … Universalium
atabrine — noun A trade name of the drug quinacrine … Wiktionary
Atabrine — Ata·brine at ə brən n a preparation of quinacrine formerly a U.S. registered trademark * * * Ata·brine (atґə brēn) trademark for a preparation of quinacrine hydrochloride … Medical dictionary
Atabrine — At·a·brine … English syllables
Atabrine — At•a•brine [[t]ˈæt ə brɪn, ˌbrin[/t]] Trademark. pha trm a brand of quinacrine … From formal English to slang
atabrine — /ˈætəbrən/ (say atuhbruhn) noun an antimalarial substance, C23H30N3OCl, a hydrochloride of mepacrine, with properties similar to plasmoquin. Also, atabrin. {US trademark} …
