1.
[syn: quinacrine, quinacrine hydrochloride, mepacrine, Atabrine]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
mepacrine \mepacrine\ n.
Quinacrine, a drug once used to treat malaria; Atabrine is
a trademark.
Syn: quinacrine, Atabrine.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Atabrine \Atabrine\ n. [Trademark.]
a drug once used to treat malaria (C23H30ClN3O); chemically
it is a derivative of the tricyclic structure acridine:
6-chloro-9-[[4-(diethylamino-1-methylbutyl)]amino]-2-methoxyacridine.
It also has some anthelmintic activity against cestodes.
Atabrine is a trademark.
Syn: quinacrine, mepacrine.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Atabrine
n 1: a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm
infestations and once used to treat malaria [syn:
quinacrine, quinacrine hydrochloride, mepacrine,
Atabrine]