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quinacrine hydrochloride

quinacrine hydrochloride

9.9
A medicine for worm infections once used to treat malaria
  • noun
  • /kwɪnəˌkriːn haɪˈdrɒklɔɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : quinacrina hidrocloruro
  • For many years, quinacrine hydrochloride was used as a front-line treatment for malaria.

Examples

  • The patient was prescribed quinacrine hydrochloride to treat the parasitic infection.

  • Researchers are investigating new uses for quinacrine hydrochloride beyond its original medical purposes.

  • The doctor prescribed quinacrine hydrochloride for the infection.

  • Many patients benefit from quinacrine hydrochloride treatment.

  • For many years, quinacrine hydrochloride was used as a front-line treatment for malaria.

  • The doctor prescribed quinacrine hydrochloride to treat the parasitic infection.

  • Many patients benefit from quinacrine hydrochloride treatment.

Synonyms

quinacrine
vsquinacrine hydrochloride
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A medicine that treats worm infections and was used for malaria

is the same but described without the synthetic label
mepacrine
vsquinacrine hydrochloride
  • Specialized
9.9

A drug once used to treat malaria and now used for some worm infections

does not state that the drug is still in current use
Atabrine
vsquinacrine hydrochloride
  • Archaic
9.8

A medicine used to treat malaria and some worm infections

refers to the same medicine itself rather than a brand name

Surface Forms

quinacrine hydrochloride singular
quinacrine hydrochlorides plural

Morphology

quinacrine + hydrochloride

The meaning (the hydrochloride salt form of the drug quinacrine) follows directly from combining 'quinacrine' (the drug) with 'hydrochloride' (a salt formed with hydrochloric acid). This is a standard, compositional pharmaceutical naming pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Quinacrine hydrochloride is a medical name that tells a tiny story: quinacrine is the main medicine and hydrochloride shows it is combined with a small acid to make a stable form for pills or liquids. So the name helps you recognise it as a 'drug' used to treat infections like malaria and some worm problems.