English Explanatory Dictionary

febrifugine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A quinazolinone alkaloid with antimalarial properties.

Word forms

febrifugine

Etymology

From Dichroa febrifuga (“the plant from which it was first isolated”) + -ine.

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