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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Quinacrine, a drug once used to treat malaria;
Atabrine is a trademark.
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- noun The drug
quinacrine .
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- noun a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria
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Quinacrine (mepacrine) (familiar brand name; Atabrine)
Chapter 31 1993
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