CEFR C1

antimalarial

noun/adjective

Meaning

A substance or medication designed to prevent or treat malaria.

Examples

The doctor prescribed an antimalarial drug before my trip to the rainforest.
Public health officials distributed antimalarials to the remote village to combat the outbreak.

Synonyms: preventative, prophylactic

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antimalarial (C1)

noun/adjective

Pronunciation: /ˌæntiˌmæˈlɛəriəl/

Definition

A substance or medication designed to prevent or treat malaria.

Examples

The doctor prescribed an antimalarial drug before my trip to the rainforest.
Public health officials distributed antimalarials to the remote village to combat the outbreak.

How to Use antimalarial

antimalarial drug (collocation): a medicine used to treat or prevent malaria — "She took her antimalarial drug every morning during the trip."

Synonyms of antimalarial

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