an antibiotic used to treat malaria. Formula: C12H13CIN4
pyrimethamine in American English
(ˌpairəˈmeθəˌmin, -mɪn)
noun
Pharmacology
a potent substance, C12H13ClN4, used against susceptible plasmodia in the prophylactic treatment of malaria and against Toxoplasma gondi in the treatment of toxoplasmosis
Word origin
[1950–55; pyrim(idine) + eth(yl) + -amine]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Common Market, action painting, hot line, point spread, speech recognition
Examples of 'pyrimethamine' in a sentence
pyrimethamine
The under-5s were given either a placebo or the anti-malarials artesunate and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine.