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pentaquine [pen′tə kwēn΄, pen′təkwin]n.a synthetic antimalarial drug, C18H27N3O, used chiefly in the form of its phosphate
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pen·ta·quine (pĕnʹtə-kwēn', -kwĭn) also pen·ta·quin (-kwĭn) n.A synthetic drug, C18H27N3O, used with quinine in the prevention or treatment of malaria.[penta- + quinoline.]* * *
Universalium. 2010.