Definition:
- (n.) An alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of cinchona (esp. Cinchona Calisaya) as a bitter white crystalline substance, C20H24N2O2. Hence, by extension (Med.), any of the salts of this alkaloid, as the acetate, chloride, sulphate, etc., employed as a febrifuge or antiperiodic. Called also quinia, quinina, etc.
Compare quinine with other words:
quinine vs. quintine
quinine vs. quinoline
iodoquinine vs. quinine
cinchonism vs. quinine
quinia vs. quinine
quinicine vs. quinine
quinine vs. quinology
quinine vs. quinogen
quinidine vs. quinine
quinine vs. quinone
quinine vs. quinotoxine
quinic vs. quinine
cinchonine vs. quinine
malaria vs. quinine
cinchona vs. quinine
powder vs. quinine
alkaloid vs. quinine
bitter vs. quinine
colourless vs. quinine
bark vs. quinine