artemisinin

As nouns the difference between artemisinin and nectar

is that artemisinin is (medicine|biochemistry|organic compound) an antimalarial drug derived from the (sweet wormwood) shrub, , found as the active ingredient in traditional chinese medical herbal treatment for malaria, chemically a sesquiterpene lactone; a group of compounds chemically related to the drug while nectar is nectar.

As nouns the difference between quinine and artemisinin

is that quinine is (pharmaceutical drug) a bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water while artemisinin is (medicine|biochemistry|organic compound) an antimalarial drug derived from the (sweet wormwood) shrub, , found as the active ingredient in traditional chinese medical herbal treatment for malaria, chemically a sesquiterpene lactone; a group of compounds chemically related to the drug.

is likely misspelled.

has no English definition.

As a noun artemisinin

is an antimalarial drug derived from the sweet wormwood shrub, species: Artemisia annua, found as the active ingredient in traditional Chinese medical herbal treatment for malaria, chemically a sesquiterpene lactone; a group of compounds chemically related to the drug.

As a noun artemisinin

is (medicine|biochemistry|organic compound) an antimalarial drug derived from the (sweet wormwood) shrub, , found as the active ingredient in traditional chinese medical herbal treatment for malaria, chemically a sesquiterpene lactone; a group of compounds chemically related to the drug.

As an adjective artemisinic is

of or pertaining to artemisinic acid or its derivatives.

As nouns the difference between artemisinin and artemesinin

is that artemisinin is (medicine|biochemistry|organic compound) an antimalarial drug derived from the (sweet wormwood) shrub, , found as the active ingredient in traditional chinese medical herbal treatment for malaria, chemically a sesquiterpene lactone; a group of compounds chemically related to the drug while artemesinin is .

Artemisin is often a misspelling of artemisinin.

Artemisin has no English definition.

As a noun artemisinin

is an antimalarial drug derived from the sweet wormwood shrub, species: Artemisia annua, found as the active ingredient in traditional Chinese medical herbal treatment for malaria, chemically a sesquiterpene lactone; a group of compounds chemically related to the drug.

As nouns the difference between artemisinin and dihydroartemisinin

is that artemisinin is an antimalarial drug derived from the sweet wormwood shrub, species: Artemisia annua, found as the active ingredient in traditional Chinese medical herbal treatment for malaria, chemically a sesquiterpene lactone; a group of compounds chemically related to the drug while dihydroartemisinin is an antimalarial drug, the active metabolite of all artemisinin compounds, also available as a drug in itself.

As nouns the difference between artemisinin and artesunate

is that artemisinin is (medicine|biochemistry|organic compound) an antimalarial drug derived from the (sweet wormwood) shrub, , found as the active ingredient in traditional chinese medical herbal treatment for malaria, chemically a sesquiterpene lactone; a group of compounds chemically related to the drug while artesunate is (medicine) a drug, of the artemisinin group, used to treat malaria.

As nouns the difference between artemisinin and artemether

is that artemisinin is an antimalarial drug derived from the sweet wormwood shrub, species: Artemisia annua, found as the active ingredient in traditional Chinese medical herbal treatment for malaria, chemically a sesquiterpene lactone; a group of compounds chemically related to the drug while artemether is an antimalarial derived from artemisinin, and used to treat multiply drug-resistant strains of falciparum malaria.