quinacrine

[ kwin-uh-kreen ]
/ ˈkwɪn əˌkrin /

noun Pharmacology.

an alkaloid, C23H30ClN3O, similar in its properties to pamaquine, used in the treatment of malaria.

Origin of quinacrine

First recorded in 1930–35; quin(ine) + acr(id) + -ine2

British Dictionary definitions for quinacrine

quinacrine
/ (ˈkwɪnəˌkriːn) /

noun

another name for mepacrine
quinacrine mustard a nitrogen mustard derived from mepacrine and used as a stain for chromosomes

Word Origin for quinacrine

C20: from quin ( ine) + acr ( id) + -ine ²