Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proguanil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: proguanil
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prophylactic antimalarial drug effective against sporozoites.

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."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

chlorguanide chloroguanide

Questions

What does proguanil mean?: A prophylactic antimalarial drug effective against sporozoites.

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