mefloquine
/ˈmɛf.lək.wɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An antimalarial drug C₁₇H₁₆F₆N₂O similar to quinine that consists of a fluorinated derivative of quinoline and is used in the form of its hydrochloride for the prevention and treatment of malaria.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The same year the UN banned mefloquine for peacekeeping troops in Cambodia because of concern about the drug's "neuropsychiatric side effects… in military personnel"."
- "I take thalazole to control the stools, mefloquine for the malaria."
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English me(thyl) Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fl(uor)o- English -quine English mefloquine From me(thyl) (“quinoline derivative”) + fl(uor)o- + -quine.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɛf.lək.wɪn/
- British English: /ˈmɛf.lə.kwiːn/