quinacrine

noun

a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria

Roots

quinaquin- · Spanish · cinchona bark, quinine acridineacr- · Latin · acridine ine-ine · Latin · chemical substance

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