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Pentaploid

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• Pentaquine

  pentaquine pen·ta·quine (pěn’tə-kwēn’, -kwĭn) or pen·ta·quin (-kwĭn) n. A synthetic drug used with quinine in the prevention or treatment of malaria.

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