- mefloquine
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mef·lo·quine (mĕfʹlə-kwīn', -kwēn')
n.
A drug, C17H17ClF6N2O, used mainly for the treatment and prevention of chloroquine-resistant malaria.[methyl + fluoro- + chloroquine.]
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Universalium. 2010.
mefloquine
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