单词 | quinacrine |
释义 | quinacrine/ˈkwɪnəkriːn![]() noun [mass noun] 1 Medicine A synthetic compound derived from acridine, used as an anthelmintic and antimalarial drug.The Medical Research Council, which will oversee the trials, said national guidelines for studies of the antimalarial drug quinacrine will probably be agreed next month....
1.1 (in full quinacrine mustard) Biochemistry A nitrogen mustard derived from quinacrine, used as a fluorescent stain for chromosomes.First, cytogenetic techniques, especially quinacrine staining, were developed, enabling each chromosome to be recognized by its unique banding pattern. Origin1930s: blend of quinine and acridine. |
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