QUININE


Meaning of QUININE in English

[ 'kwɪni:n , kwɪ'ni:n ]

■ noun a bitter crystalline compound present in cinchona bark, used as a tonic and formerly as an antimalarial drug.

Origin

C19: from Sp. quina 'cinchona bark' (from Quechua kina 'bark') + -ine 4 .

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