cabamiquine

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noun

An antimalarial medication (still investigational as of 2026) that inhibits the protist Plasmodium falciparum, thus relieving or preventing malaria.

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Meanings

nouncabamiquine (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn antimalarial medication (still investigational as of 2026) that inhibits the protist Plasmodium falciparum, thus relieving or preventing malaria.

Origin

Since 2022; named according to the combining form rules of the INN (international nonproprietary name) system, from caba + mi + -quine (quinoline derivative), where the caba and mi syllables (and many others like them) are conventional in the INN system for referring to certain molecules or functional groups thereof.

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APA

cabamiquine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabamiquine

MLA

“cabamiquine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabamiquine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cabamiquine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabamiquine.

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