n.
Pronunciation: ' kw ī - ˌ n ī n also ' kwi- or kwi- ' n ī n or ki- ' n ē n or kwi- ' n ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish quina cinchona, from Quechua kina bark
Date: 1825
1 : a bitter crystalline alkaloid C 20 H 24 N 2 O 2 from cinchona bark used in medicine
2 : a salt of quinine used especially as an antipyretic, antimalarial, and bitter tonic