quinoidine

quinoidine definition - medical

qui·noi·dine (kwĭ-noiˈdēnˌ, -dĭn)

noun
A brownish-black mixture of alkaloids remaining after extraction of crystalline alkaloids from cinchona bark, used as a quinine substitute.

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