- antimalarial
- antimalarial [an΄tīmə ler′ē əl, an΄tēmə ler′ē əl, an΄timə ler′ē əl]adj.preventing or relieving malarian.an antimalarial drug
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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antimalarial — [an΄tīmə ler′ē əl, an΄tēmə ler′ē əl, an΄timə ler′ē əl] adj. preventing or relieving malaria n. an antimalarial drug * * * an·ti·ma·lar·i·al (ăn tē mə lârʹē əl, ăn tī ) adj. Preventing or relieving the symptoms of malaria. n. A drug used to treat… … Universalium
Antimalarial — An ti*ma*la ri*al ([a^]n t[i^]*m[.a]*l[=a] r[i^]*al), a. Good against malaria. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Antimalarial — A drug directed against malaria. The original antimalarial agent was quinine which took its name from the Peruvian Indian word kina meaning bark of the tree. A large and complex molecule, quinine is the most important alkaloid found in cinchona… … Medical dictionary
antimalarial — noun a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria • Syn: ↑antimalarial drug • Hypernyms: ↑antiprotozoal, ↑antiprotozoal drug • Hyponyms: ↑chloroquine, ↑mefloquine, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
antimalarial — adjective Date: 1884 serving to prevent, control, or cure malaria • antimalarial noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
antimalarial — adjective used to prevent malaria. noun an antimalarial drug … English new terms dictionary
antimalarial — /ˌæntiməˈlɛəriəl/ (say .anteemuh lairreeuhl) adjective 1. preventive of or efficacious against malaria. –noun 2. an antimalarial agent … Australian-English dictionary
antimalarial — 1. noun agent that prevents or counteracts malaria 2. adjective preventing or counteracting malaria … Wiktionary
antimalarial — adj. serving to prevent or cure malarial fever … English contemporary dictionary
antimalarial — an·ti·ma·lar·i·al … English syllables
