QUINOIDINE


Meaning of QUINOIDINE in English

/kwi noy"deen, -din/ , n. Pharm.

a brownish-black, resinous substance consisting of a mixture of alkaloids, obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of quinine and formerly used as a cheap substitute for it.

[ 1835-45; QUIN(INE) + -OID + -INE 2 ]

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