kwə̇ˈnōvik- noun
also quin·o·va·ic acid |kwinə-, |vāik- ; or chi·no·vic acid kə̇ˈnōvik-
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary quinov-, quinova-, chinov- (contraction of New Latin quina nova, china nova, tree whose bark yields quinovin, from quina, china + nova, feminine of Latin novus new) + -ic; originally formed as French kinovique — more at new
: a crystalline triterpene acid C 30 H 46 O 5 obtained by hydrolysis of quinovin