mefloquine
/ˈmɛf.lək.wɪn/noun
mefloquine is a noun meaning “An antimalarial drug C₁₇H₁₆F₆N₂O similar to quinine that consists of a fluorinated derivative of quinoline and is used in the form of its…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled M-E-F-L-O-Q-U-I-N-E and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 17 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does mefloquine mean?
noun
- 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce mefloquine?
- UK /ˈmɛf.lə.kwiːn/
- UK /ˈmɛf.lək.wɪn/
- US /ˈmɛf.lək.wɪn/
Mefloquine has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-mefloquine.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
How common is mefloquine?
Mefloquine appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does mefloquine come from?
From me(thyl) (“quinoline derivative”) + fl(uor)o- + -quine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).