quinacrine hydrochloride

quin·a·crine hydrochloride

 (kwĭn′ə-krēn′)

n.

A bright yellow, bitter, crystalline compound, C₂₃H₃₂Cl₃N₃O·2H₂O, used as an antimalarial and antihelminthic drug.

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[quin- + acr(id)ine.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

quinacrine hydrochloride - a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria Atabrine, mepacrine, quinacrine 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