different between doxycycline vs chloroquine

English

Etymology

Blend of d(e)oxy- +? oxy(tetra)cycline.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?k.s??s??.kli?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?k.s??sa??klin/

Noun

doxycycline (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A broad-spectrum antibiotic C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈ of the tetracycline class, which has a long half-life in the body and used orally to treat various bacterial infections.

Translations

References

• “doxycycline”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “doxycycline”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Etymology

From chloro- +? -quine (“quinoline derivative”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kl??.??(?).kwi?n/, /?kl?.??(?).kwi?n/, /-kw?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kl??.??kw?n/, /?kl??.??kwin/

Noun

chloroquine (countable and uncountable, plural chloroquines)

1. (pharmacology) A 4-aminoquinoline drug used to treat and prevent malaria, having the chemical formula C₁₈H₂₆ClN₃.

Synonyms

• CQ (abbreviation)

Hyponyms

• chloroquine hydrochloride
• chloroquine phosphate

Hypernyms

• amebicide
• antiamoebic
• antimalarial

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “chloroquine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “chloroquine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).