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Meaning of 喹

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Pinyin: kuí
English Definition: see 喹啉
Chinese Definition:
①(喹啉)有机化合物,医药上做防腐剂,工业上供制染料。
Total strokes: 12; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (mouth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • [ kuí ] a man's stride; a constellation
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Example Words
氯喹 kuí chloroquine (antimalarial drug)
喹啉 kuí lín quinoline C6H4(CH)3N (pharm.) (loanword)
喹诺酮 kuí nuò tóng quinolone (a hydroxylated quinoline, inhibiting the replication of bacterial DNA)
喹諾酮 kuí nuò tóng quinolone (a hydroxylated quinoline, inhibiting the replication of bacterial DNA)
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Example Sentences
1
WHO has now added a fifth ACT - dihydroartemisinin plus piperaquine - to the previous list of recommended medicines.
2
Until now, the main drug used to treat bilharzia has been praziquantel.
3
The antidiarrheal Clioquinol proved effective in rats, cats, dogs and rabbits. When released, it caused blindness and paralysis in humans.
4
PZQ
Current schistosomiasis treatment relies largely on a drug called praziquantel (PZQ).
5
Public health experts worry that the worms will become resistant to this drug, praziquantel.