(pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.
chloroquines
chloroquines
noun
plural of chloroquine
harlequinic
harlequinic
adj
Of or relating to a harlequin (pantomime fool).
quattuordecillionth
quebrachitol
quebrachitol
noun
(organic chemistry) A polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals
quicksilverish
quicksilverish
Adjective
Like quicksilver.
quicksilverishness
quicksilverishness
noun
The quality of being quicksilverish.
sesquichloride
sesquichloride
noun
(chemistry) Any chloride containing three chlorine atoms for every two atoms of another element.
