TOTAQUINE


Meaning of TOTAQUINE in English

ˈtōd.əˌk(w)ēn, -_k(w)ə̇n noun

also to·ta·qui·na ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkēnə

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin totaquina, from Medieval Latin totalis total + Spanish quina cinchona bark; from its containing the total alkaloids of cinchona bark — more at quinine

: an antimalarial drug that is obtained as a yellowish brown powder by extraction of American cinchona bark and that contains quinine and other alkaloids but is less effective than quinine

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.