chloroquine

English

Molecular structure of chloroquine

Etymology

From chloro- +‎ -quine (“quinoline derivative”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈklɔː.ɹə(ʊ).kwiːn/, /ˈklɒ.ɹə(ʊ).kwiːn/, /-kwɪn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈklɔɹ.əˌkwɪn/, /ˈklɔɹ.əˌkwin/

Noun

chloroquine (countable and uncountable, plural chloroquines)

(pharmacology) A 4-amino quinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.

Synonyms

CQ (abbreviation)

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

chloroquine hydrochloride
chloroquine phosphate

Derived terms

Derived terms

CQ (abbreviation)
chloroquine hydrochloride
chloroquine phosphate
ferrochloroquine
hydroxychloroquine

Translations

4-aminoquinoline drug

Arabic: ْكْلُورُوكِين (klūrūkīn)
Catalan: cloroquina f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 氯奎 (lǜkuí)
Corsican: cloruchina f
Finnish: klorokiini
French: chloroquine (fr) f
Greek: χλωροκίνη (el) f (chlorokíni)
Italian: clorochina f
Occitan: cloroquina f
Portuguese: cloroquina (pt) f
Russian: хлорохи́н (ru) m (xloroxín)
Spanish: cloroquina f

References

“chloroquine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“chloroquine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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