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antimalarial

American  
[an-tee-muh-lair-ee-uhl, an-tahy‑] / ˌæn ti məˈlɛər i əl, ˌæn taɪ‑ /

adjective

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


noun

  1. any such substance, as a drug.

antimalarial British  
/ ˌæntɪməˈlɛərɪəl /

adjective

  1. effective in the treatment of malaria

"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

noun

  1. 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

Etymology

Origin of antimalarial

First recorded in 1890–95; anti- + malarial

Example Sentences

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These iron crystals have long been a key focus for antimalarial drugs, yet their unusual movement has puzzled scientists since it was first observed.

From Science Daily Mar. 19, 2026

It is combined in the drug candidate with a new formulation of lumefantrine, an antimalarial currently used in artemisinin therapies.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2025

“Now is the time to act before millions of people die due to increasingly ineffective antimalarial treatments,” said Prof Olugbenga Mokuolu, from the department of paediatrics at the University of Ilorin in Nigeria.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2024

The earlier a malaria infection is caught, the better the chances that antimalarial medications can help prevent the development of severe malaria, when the disease spreads to critical organs in the body.

From Salon Jun. 3, 2024

He started taking malaria pills, but they didn’t do any good, so he asked one of the nurses to give him an injection of an antimalarial drug.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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