| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷mə|ränik- noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cinchomeronic (from cinchonine + mer- + -onic ) + acid; originally formed as German cinchomeronsäure
: a colorless crystalline acid C 5 H 3 N(COOH) 2 made by oxidizing cinchonine, quinine, or isoquinoline; 3,4-pyridine-dicarboxylic acid