quinacrine

noun

quin·a·crine | \ ˈkwi-nə-ˌkrēn

Definition of quinacrine

: an antimalarial drug derived from acridine and used especially in the form of its dihydrochloride C₂₃H₃₀ClN₃O·2HCl·2H₂O

Examples of quinacrine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web March 10, 2009 - An anti-malaria drug known as quinacrine, which had reportedly shown promise against mad cow disease, is found to have no effect on the disease, according to a British medical study. — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 30 May 2021 And last year, scientists working with mouse brain cells found that the anti-malaria drug quinacrine and the anti-psychotic drug chlorpromazine interfered with the ability of prions to cause normal brain protein to misfold. — Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2017

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