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quinic acid definition

quinic acid (kwin′ik)

a colorless, crystalline acid, CH(OH)·COOH, prepared from cinchona bark, coffee beans, etc.

Etymology: < quina (see quinine) + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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