antimalarial

[ an-tee-muh-lair-ee-uhl, an-tahy‐ ]

/ ˌæn ti məˈlɛər i əl, ˌæn taɪ‐ /

Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology

Save This Word!

adjective

of or relating to a substance that is used in the treatment or prevention of malaria.

noun

any such substance, as a drug.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of antimalarial

First recorded in 1890–95; anti- + malarial

Words nearby antimalarial

antilogism, antilogy, antimacassar, Antimachus, antimagnetic, antimalarial, antimanic, antimask, anti-masker, Anti-Mason, Anti-Masonic party

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use antimalarial in a sentence

Some doctors are also prescribing the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine.
How India’s COVID-19 crisis became the worst in the world|Priyanka Runwal|May 9, 2021|Science News
In antimalarial work it is desirable to distinguish the anopheline mosquitoes from the culicine species in all stages.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for antimalarial

antimalarial

/ (ˌæntɪməˈlɛərɪəl) /

adjective

effective in the treatment of malaria

noun

an antimalarial drug or agent

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012