quinacrine

noun

quin·​a·​crine ˈkwi-nə-ˌkrēn 

: an antimalarial drug derived from acridine and used especially in the form of its dihydrochloride C₂₃H₃₀ClN₃O·2HCl·2H₂O

Examples of quinacrine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

March 10, 2009 - An anti-malaria drug known as quinacrine, which had reportedly shown promise against mad cow disease, is found to have no effect on the disease, according to a British medical study. —Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 30 May 2021

And last year, scientists working with mouse brain cells found that the anti-malaria drug quinacrine and the anti-psychotic drug chlorpromazine interfered with the ability of prions to cause normal brain protein to misfold. —Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2017

Word History

Etymology

quinine + acridine

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

quinacrine

noun

quin·​a·​crine ˈkwin-ə-ˌkrēn 

: an antimalarial drug derived from acridine and used especially in the form of its dihydrochloride C₂₃H₃₀ClN₃O·2HCl·2H₂O

called also mepacrine

see atabrine