noun
(also pamaquine)
Pharmacology A toxic, orange-yellow, quinoline derivative, C₁₉ H₂₉ N₃ O.C₂₃ H₁₆ O₆, formerly used as an antimalarial drug.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in British Pharmacopoeia 1932. From p- + a- (in amino-) + m- (in methoxy-) + -a-, connective + quin-.
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