mefloquine

名词 n.
/ˈmɛf.lə.kwiːn/|/ˈmɛf.lək.wɪn/    /ˈmɛf.lək.wɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An antimalarial drug C₁₇H₁₆F₆N₂O similar to quinine that consists of a fluorinated derivative of quinoline and is used in the form of its hydrochloride for the prevention and treatment of malaria. uncountable
    — The same year the UN banned mefloquine for peacekeeping troops in Cambodia because of concern about the drug's "neuropsychiatric side effects… in military personnel".

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *médʰu
Proto-Hellenic *métʰu
Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu)
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
German -yl
German Methylbor.
English me(thyl)
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti?
Latin fluō
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *-ōs
Proto-Italic *-ōs
Latin -or
Latin fluor
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
English fl(uor)o-
English -quine
English mefloquine
From me(thyl) (“quinoline derivative”) + fl(uor)o- + -quine.
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