artemether

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noun

An antimalarial derived from artemisinin, and used to treat multiply drug-resistant strains of falciparum malaria.

OriginEnglish ether ← Latin aethēr ← Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr) →
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Meanings

nounartemether (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn antimalarial derived from artemisinin, and used to treat multiply drug-resistant strains of falciparum malaria.

Origin

  1. Englisharte-
  2. Englishmeth-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  5. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  6. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  7. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  8. Latinaethēr
  9. Englishether
  10. Englishartemether

From arte- (“artemisinin-related compound”) + meth- + ether.

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Translations

Finnish artemeetteri
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Portuguese arteméter
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APA

artemether. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artemether

MLA

“artemether.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artemether. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “artemether,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artemether.

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