noun one of the quinine group of alkaloids, found especially in red cinchona bark. it is a white crystalline substance, c19h22n2o, with a bitter taste and qualities similar to, but weaker than, quinine;
sometimes called also cinchonidia.
noun one of the quinine group of alkaloids, found especially in red cinchona bark. it is a white crystalline substance, c19h22n2o, with a bitter taste and qualities similar to, but weaker than, quinine;
sometimes called also cinchonidia.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012