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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]
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