- quinine qui·nine n
- [kwɪ'niːn]
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qui|nine — «KWY nyn; especially British kwih NEEN», noun. 1. a bitter drug made from the bark of a cinchona tree, used especially in treating malaria and fevers and as a muscle relaxant. Quinine is a crystalline alkaloid. Formula: C20H24N2O2•3H2O 2. any one … Useful english dictionary
Quinine — Qui nine, n. [F. (cf. Sp. quinina), fr. Sp. quina, or quinaquina, Peruvian bark, fr. Peruv. kina, quina, bark. Cf. {Kinic}.] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of cinchona (esp. {Cinchona Calisaya}) as a bitter white… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quinine — qui|nine [ kwaınaın ] noun uncount a drug used for treating someone who has MALARIA or another disease that causes fever … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quinine — qui·nine … English syllables
quinine — qui•nine [[t]ˈkwaɪ naɪn, ˈkwɪn aɪn[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]kwɪˈnin[/t]] n. 1) pha a white crystalline alkaloid, C20H24N2O2, obtained from cinchona bark, used chiefly for treating resistant forms of malaria 2) chem. a salt of this alkaloid, esp. the… … From formal English to slang
quinine water — qui′nine wa ter n. vin tonic water • Etymology: 1950–55 … From formal English to slang
Quinine — The original antimalarial agent, quinine took its name from the Peruvian Indian word kina meaning bark of the tree referring to the cinchona tree. From this tree, quinine was first obtained. The Peruvian Indians called it the fever tree. Quinine … Medical dictionary
C20H24N2O2 — Quinine Qui nine, n. [F. (cf. Sp. quinina), fr. Sp. quina, or quinaquina, Peruvian bark, fr. Peruv. kina, quina, bark. Cf. {Kinic}.] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of cinchona (esp. {Cinchona Calisaya}) as a bitter … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chinine — Quinine Qui nine, n. [F. (cf. Sp. quinina), fr. Sp. quina, or quinaquina, Peruvian bark, fr. Peruv. kina, quina, bark. Cf. {Kinic}.] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of cinchona (esp. {Cinchona Calisaya}) as a bitter … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cinchona Calisaya — Quinine Qui nine, n. [F. (cf. Sp. quinina), fr. Sp. quina, or quinaquina, Peruvian bark, fr. Peruv. kina, quina, bark. Cf. {Kinic}.] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of cinchona (esp. {Cinchona Calisaya}) as a bitter … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quinia — Quinine Qui nine, n. [F. (cf. Sp. quinina), fr. Sp. quina, or quinaquina, Peruvian bark, fr. Peruv. kina, quina, bark. Cf. {Kinic}.] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of cinchona (esp. {Cinchona Calisaya}) as a bitter … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
