QUINIC ACID


Meaning of QUINIC ACID in English

/kwin"ik/ , Chem.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble, solid cyclic compound, C 7 H 12 O 6 , present in cinchona bark, coffee beans, and the leaves of many plants.

Also, chinic acid .

[ 1805-15; quin ( a ) quinine + -IC ]

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