chloroquine
noun
chlo·ro·quine ˈklȯr-ə-ˌkwēn 
: an antimalarial drug C18H26ClN3 administered in the form of its bitter crystalline diphosphate
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web That's because a search for anti-malarial quinine alternatives during World War II led to the synthesis of compounds like chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine. 
Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2022 The drug is a single dose of tafenoquine (brand name Kozenis), administered along with the traditional chloroquine treatment. New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022 One of her team’s goals was to identify and systematically test substances used in traditional Chinese medicine in an effort to vanquish chloroquine-resistant malaria. Maggie Villiger, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2022 The other three are chloroquine; a combination of lopinavir and ritonavir; and a combination of lopinavir, ritonavir, and interferon beta. Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2020 The announcement from the agency is the latest blow to the hopes that hydroxychloroquine, as well as the related drug chloroquine, could provide patients an option at a time when there are too few treatments available for the virus. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 17 June 2020 At its core, hydroxychloroquine, along with its close cousin chloroquine, is an antimalarial medication that primarily treats and prevents the mosquito-borne infection by killing the microorganism (a plasmodium parasite) that causes it. Popular Science, 29 May 2020 Mandetta, who as Health Minister disputed Bolsonaro's endorsement of unproven drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as Covid-19 treatments, also said the government knew early on that those drugs had no scientific backing. Rodrigo Pedroso And Caitlin Hu, CNN, 5 May 2021 Hypothetically, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine can mess all that up. Adam Rogers, Wired, 11 Nov. 2020 See More
Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2022 The drug is a single dose of tafenoquine (brand name Kozenis), administered along with the traditional chloroquine treatment. New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022 One of her team’s goals was to identify and systematically test substances used in traditional Chinese medicine in an effort to vanquish chloroquine-resistant malaria. Maggie Villiger, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2022 The other three are chloroquine; a combination of lopinavir and ritonavir; and a combination of lopinavir, ritonavir, and interferon beta. Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2020 The announcement from the agency is the latest blow to the hopes that hydroxychloroquine, as well as the related drug chloroquine, could provide patients an option at a time when there are too few treatments available for the virus. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 17 June 2020 At its core, hydroxychloroquine, along with its close cousin chloroquine, is an antimalarial medication that primarily treats and prevents the mosquito-borne infection by killing the microorganism (a plasmodium parasite) that causes it. Popular Science, 29 May 2020 Mandetta, who as Health Minister disputed Bolsonaro's endorsement of unproven drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as Covid-19 treatments, also said the government knew early on that those drugs had no scientific backing. Rodrigo Pedroso And Caitlin Hu, CNN, 5 May 2021 Hypothetically, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine can mess all that up. Adam Rogers, Wired, 11 Nov. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
chlor- + quinoline
First Known Use
1946, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
chloroquine
noun
chlo·ro·quine ˈklōr-ə-ˌkwēn, ˈklȯr-
: an antimalarial drug administered in the form of its diphosphate C18H26ClN3·2H3PO4 or hydrochloride C18H26ClN3·HCl