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单词 mefloquine
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Definition of mefloquine in English:

mefloquine

noun ˈmɛfləkwiːnˈmefləˌkwēn
mass nounMedicine
  • An antimalarial drug consisting of a fluorinated derivative of quinoline.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The review found no significant difference in the rate of withdrawals from mefloquine compared with other drug treatments.
    • Quinine formed the basis for synthesising the commonly used antimalarial drugs, chloroquine and mefloquine.
    • There has been a lot of media attention on the side-effects of the drug mefloquine (Lariam).
    • So we combine it with established treatments such as chloroquine, mefloquine and the like.
    • The drug is also known generically as mefloquine.

Origin

1970s: from me(thyl) + fl(uor)o + quin(olin)e.

 
 

Definition of mefloquine in US English:

mefloquine

nounˈmefləˌkwēn
Medicine
  • An antimalarial drug consisting of a fluorinated derivative of quinoline.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • So we combine it with established treatments such as chloroquine, mefloquine and the like.
    • There has been a lot of media attention on the side-effects of the drug mefloquine (Lariam).
    • The drug is also known generically as mefloquine.
    • The review found no significant difference in the rate of withdrawals from mefloquine compared with other drug treatments.
    • Quinine formed the basis for synthesising the commonly used antimalarial drugs, chloroquine and mefloquine.

Origin

1970s: from me(thyl) + fl(uor)o + quin(olin)e.

 
 
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