Meanings
plural chloroquines
- countableuncountablemedicineA 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
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Drug-Interactions: Several anti-malaria drugs, such as mefloquine, chloroquine and proguanil (not approved for use in US) possess antibacterial activity which may interfere with the immunogenicity of Vivotif.
2013 September 28, Vivotif Package Insert USA, Food and Drug Administration, retrieved 05 Dec 2025, page 4Synonyms: CQ
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
- Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
- Englishchloro-
- Englishchloroquine
From chloro- + -quine (“quinoline derivative”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic ْكْلُورُوكِين
- ْكْلُورُوكِين (klūrūkīn)4-aminoquinoline drug
Catalan cloroquina
- cloroquina4-aminoquinoline drug
Chinese Mandarin 氯奎
- 氯奎 (lǜkuí)4-aminoquinoline drug
Finnish klorokiini
- klorokiini4-aminoquinoline drug
French chloroquine
- chloroquine4-aminoquinoline drug
Greek χλωροκίνη
- χλωροκίνη (chlorokíni)4-aminoquinoline drug
Italian clorochina
- clorochina4-aminoquinoline drug
Portuguese cloroquina
- cloroquina4-aminoquinoline drug
Russian хлорохи́н
- хлорохи́н (xloroxín)4-aminoquinoline drug
Spanish cloroquina
- cloroquina4-aminoquinoline drug
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with chloroquine
Cite this entry
chloroquine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloroquine
“chloroquine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloroquine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chloroquine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloroquine.
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