Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A drug, C17H17ClF6N2O, used mainly for the treatment and prevention of chloroquine-resistant malaria.
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- noun An
antimalarial drug with the chemical formula C17H16F6N2O, used for the prevention and treatment ofmalaria
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an antimalarial drug (trade name Larium and Mephaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But a strain of cerebral malaria resistant to mefloquine is now on the offensive.
The Coming Anarchy 1994
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But a strain of cerebral malaria resistant to mefloquine is now on the offensive.
The Coming Anarchy 1994
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His father, Mike Kuligowski, attributes his son's sleeplessness and depression to an anti-malarial medication called mefloquine that was found in his system.
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He'd been taking Lariam, a drug also known as mefloquine, that the Army gave him to prevent malaria.
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His father, Mike Kuligowski, attributes his son's sleeplessness and depression to an anti-malarial medication called mefloquine that was found in his system.
WTVM - 1- WTVM Home 2010
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His father, Mike Kuligowski, attributes his son's sleeplessness and depression to an anti-malarial medication called mefloquine that was found in his system.
SFGate: Top News Stories By KRISTIN M. HALL 2010
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His father, Mike Kuligowski, attributes his son's sleeplessness and depression to an anti-malarial medication called mefloquine that was found in his system.
Newsvine - Get Smarter Here Kristin M. Hall 2010
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His father, Mike Kuligowski, attributes his son's sleeplessness and depression to an anti-malarial medication called mefloquine that was found in his system.
Homepage 2010
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His father, Mike Kuligowski, attributes his son's sleeplessness and depression to an anti-malarial medication called mefloquine that was found in his system.
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His father, Mike Kuligowski, attributes his son's sleeplessness and depression to an anti-malarial medication called mefloquine that was found in his system.
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