# febrifugine

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A quinazolinone alkaloid with antimalarial properties.

## Etymology
From Dichroa febrifuga (“the plant from which it was first isolated”) + -ine.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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