Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chloroquine

/ˈklɔɹ.əˌkwɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: chlo-ro-quine
IPA: /ˈklɔɹ.əˌkwɪn/

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"Perhaps the most egregious example of shifting the standards of evidence comes when the report discusses the off-label use of drugs such as chloroquine and ivermectin."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃rós Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- English -quine English chloroquine From chloro- + -quine (“quinoline derivative”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈklɔɹ.əˌkwɪn/
British English: /ˈklɔː.ɹə(ʊ).kwiːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chloroquines (plural)

Derived Forms

CQ desethylchloroquine ferrochloroquine hydroxychloroquine

Phrases

chloroquine hydrochloride chloroquine phosphate

Synonyms

CQ

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce chloroquine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklɔɹ.əˌkwɪn/.
What does chloroquine mean?: A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
Where does chloroquine come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃rós Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) English chloro- English -quine English chloroquine From chloro- + -quine (“quinoline derivative”).

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