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quinidine Definition

quini·dine (kwinə dēn′, -din)

noun

a colorless, crystalline alkaloid, CHNO, isomeric with and resembling quinine, extracted from cinchona bark

Etymology: < quina (see quinine) + -id + -ine

quinidine Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

  • stereoisomer: Quinine, and its stereoisomer quinidine, are known to cause drug dependent antibody formation using the hapten mechanism.

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