QUININE


Meaning of QUININE in English

[qui.nine] n [Sp quina cinchona, fr. Quechua kina bark] (1826) 1: a bitter crystalline alkaloid from cinchona bark used in medicine

2: a salt of quinine used esp. as an antipyretic, antimalarial, and bitter tonic

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