chloroquine

chloroquine [klawr-uh-kwin, -kween, klohr-] Word Origin noun Pharmacology.

1. a synthetic substance, C18H26ClN3, used chiefly to control malaria attacks.

Origin of chloroquine First recorded in 1945–50; chloro-2 + quin(olin)e British Dictionary definitions for chloroquine chloroquine noun

1. a synthetic drug administered orally to treat malaria. Formula: C 18 H 26 ClN 3

Word Origin for chloroquine C20: from chloro- + quin (oline)