Atabrine

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  mepacrine \mepacrine\ n.
     Quinacrine, a drug once used to treat malaria; {Atabrine} is
     a trademark.
  
     Syn: quinacrine, Atabrine.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Atabrine \Atabrine\ n. [Trademark.]
     a drug once used to treat malaria ({C23H30ClN3O}); chemically
     it is a derivative of the tricyclic structure acridine:
  
     6-chloro-9-[[4-(diethylamino-1-methylbutyl)]amino]-2-methoxyacridine.
     It also has some anthelmintic activity against cestodes.
     Atabrine is a trademark.
  
     Syn: quinacrine, mepacrine.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Atabrine
       n : a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm
           infestations and once used to treat malaria [syn: {quinacrine},
            {quinacrine hydrochloride}, {mepacrine}]