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单词 chloroquine
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Definition of chloroquine in English:

chloroquine

noun ˈklɒrə(ʊ)kwiːnˈklɔːrə(ʊ)kwiːnˈklôrəˌkwēn
mass nounMedicine
  • A synthetic drug related to quinoline, used against malaria.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Doctors treat malaria by using anti-malarial drugs, such as chloroquine or quinine.
    • Quinine formed the basis for synthesising the commonly used antimalarial drugs, chloroquine and mefloquine.
    • On the other side of the equation, one of the biggest reasons for the increasing incidence of malaria has been the growing resistance of the malaria parasite to the main anti-malarial drug, chloroquine.
    • The situation is becoming more difficult because the most widely used antimalarial drug chloroquine is losing its effectiveness.
    • The cheapest antimalarial drug, chloroquine, is rapidly losing its effectiveness in almost all countries where malaria is endemic.

Origin

1940s: from chloro- + quin(olin)e.

 
 

Definition of chloroquine in US English:

chloroquine

nounˈklôrəˌkwēn
Medicine
  • A synthetic drug related to quinoline, used against malaria.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The situation is becoming more difficult because the most widely used antimalarial drug chloroquine is losing its effectiveness.
    • The cheapest antimalarial drug, chloroquine, is rapidly losing its effectiveness in almost all countries where malaria is endemic.
    • Quinine formed the basis for synthesising the commonly used antimalarial drugs, chloroquine and mefloquine.
    • On the other side of the equation, one of the biggest reasons for the increasing incidence of malaria has been the growing resistance of the malaria parasite to the main anti-malarial drug, chloroquine.
    • Doctors treat malaria by using anti-malarial drugs, such as chloroquine or quinine.

Origin

1940s: from chloro- + quin(olin)e.

 
 
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