kwīˈnēd.əm, kwə̇ˈn- noun
( -s )
Etymology: quin- + Latin -etum (n. suffix denoting a garden or group of plants)
: a mixture of the alkaloids in varying proportions as they occur naturally in the bark of red cinchona used as an antiperiodic
kwīˈnēd.əm, kwə̇ˈn- noun
( -s )
Etymology: quin- + Latin -etum (n. suffix denoting a garden or group of plants)
: a mixture of the alkaloids in varying proportions as they occur naturally in the bark of red cinchona used as an antiperiodic
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012