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Quinine

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Noun

1. quinine

a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy

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Quinine

see synonyms of quinine
noun
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: C20H24N2O2

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Quinine

see synonyms of quinine
noun
1. 
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C20H24N2O2, extracted from cinchona bark
2. 
any compound of this, as quinine sulfate, used in medicine for various purposes, esp. for treating malaria

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Quinine

see synonyms of quinine
n.
A bitter alkaloid, C20H24N2O2, derived from the bark of several species of cinchona, used usually in the form of its sulfate salt to treat malaria and formerly to treat leg cramps. It is used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate salt as a flavoring, especially in tonic water.

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