antimalarial

[an-tee-muh-lair-ee-uh l, an-tahy‐]Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology

adjective

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

noun

any such substance, as a drug.

Origin of antimalarial

First recorded in 1890–95; anti- + malarial

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Historical Examples of antimalarial

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

adjective

effective in the treatment of malaria

noun

an antimalarial drug or agent

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antimalarial in Medicine

antimalarial

[ăn′tē-mə-lâr′ē-əl, ăn′tī-]

adj.

Preventing or relieving the symptoms of malaria.