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proguanil

proguanil |prəʊˈgwɑːnɪl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a bitter-tasting synthetic compound derived from biguanide, used in the prevention and treatment of malaria. ORIGIN 1940s: from pro (pyl ) + (bi )guan (ide ) (a crystalline base ) + -il .

 

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proguanil

proguanil |prəʊˈgwɑːnɪl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a bitter-tasting synthetic compound derived from biguanide, used in the prevention and treatment of malaria. ORIGIN 1940s: from pro (pyl ) + (bi )guan (ide ) (a crystalline base ) + -il .