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antimalarial.

An agent that prevents or counteracts malaria.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌæn.ti.məˈlɛə.ɹi.əl/Received-Pronunciation/-taɪ-/Received-Pronunciation/ˌæn.ti.məˈlɛ.ɹi.əl/General-American/-taɪ-/General-American
  1. An agent that prevents or counteracts malaria.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English malaria English -al English malarial English antimalarial From anti- + malarial.

adj/ˌæn.ti.məˈlɛə.ɹi.əl/Received-Pronunciation/-taɪ-/Received-Pronunciation/ˌæn.ti.məˈlɛ.ɹi.əl/General-American/-taɪ-/General-American
  1. Preventing or counteracting malaria.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English malaria English -al English malarial English antimalarial From anti- + malarial.

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