QUININE


Meaning of QUININE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwī-ˌnīn also ]

ˈkwi- or kwi-ˈnīn or ki-ˈnēn or kwi-ˈnēn 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

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