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From a trade name.

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atabrine (usually uncountable, plural atabrines)

  1. (pharmacology) Synonym of quinacrine.
    • 1954 February 15, Henry E. Michelson, “The Syndrome of Lupus Erythematosus”, in Modern Medicine, volume 22, number 4, Minneapolis, Minn.: Modern Medicine Publications, Inc., page 96:
      Discoid lesions and minor subacute involvement may be controlled by freezing with carbon dioxide or a course of atabrine.

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