chloroquine

/ˌklɔrəˈkwaɪn/
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Definitions of chloroquine
  1. noun
    an antimalarial drug used to treat malaria and amebic dysentery and systemic lupus erythematosus
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    type of:
    antimalarial, antimalarial drug
    a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria
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