artemether

artemether

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English arte-
English meth-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der.
Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō
Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō)
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Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der.
Latin aethērder.
English ether
English artemether

    From arte- (“artemisinin-related compound”) + meth- + ether.

    Noun

    artemether (uncountable)

    1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) An antimalarial derived from artemisinin, and used to treat multiply drug-resistant strains of falciparum malaria.

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