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chlorofluorocarbon
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chloropicrin
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chloroquine
chlo·ro·quine [ kláwrə kwn, kláwrə kwn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
antimalarial drug: a bitter-tasting crystalline substance. Use: treatment of malaria and amebiasis.
[Mid-20th century. <chloro- + quinoline, from which it is derived]
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