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pro·gua·nil

 (prō-gwä′nəl)
n.
A drug, C11H16ClN5, used in its hydrochloride form as an antimalarial, usually in combination with atovaquone.
[pro(pyl) + guan(idine) + alteration of -yl.]
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proguanil

n proguanil m
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