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Definitions for Quinine

[1] a white, bitter, slightly water-soluble alkaloid, C2 0 H2 4 N2 O2 , having needlelike crystals, obtained from cinchona bark: used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of resistant forms of malaria.
[2] a salt of this alkaloid, especially the sulfate.
[3] a bitter crystalline alkaloid extracted from cinchona bark, the salts of which are used as a tonic, antipyretic, analgesic, etc, and in malaria therapy. Formula: C 20 H 24 N 2 O 2

Words related to Quinine

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Words nearby Quinine

quinestrol, quinhydrone, quinic acid, quinidine, quiniela, quinine, quinine water, quinn, quinnat salmon, quino-, quinoa

Origin of Quinine

1820–30; < Spanish quin(a ) (< Quechua kina bark) + -ine2

Word origin for Quinine

C19: from Spanish quina cinchona bark, from Quechua kina bark

Synonyms for Quinine

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