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primaquine
pri·ma·quine [ prmə kwn, prmə kwn, prməkwin ] or pri·ma·quine phos·phate


noun 
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antimalarial drug: a synthetic drug derived from quinoline. Use: treatment of malaria. C15H21N3O
[Mid-20th century. < 1st element probably < form of Latin primus "first" + -quine, INN stem]
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