Antimalarial (Noun)
Meaning
A medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed an antimalarial to the traveler before her trip to Africa.
- Chloroquine is an antimalarial that has been used for decades to treat malaria.
- The hospital stocked up on antimalarials in preparation for the outbreak.
- Taking an antimalarial once a week is recommended for visitors to certain tropical regions.
- The researchers are developing a new antimalarial that is more effective against resistant strains of the disease.