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quinine definition

qui·nine (kwī′nīn′; chiefly Brit kwi nēn′)

noun

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

Etymology: < quina, cinchona bark (< Sp < Quechua quinina, medicinal plant) + -ine

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quinine Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • take: A significant reduction in the number of nights free of cramps in people taking quinine.

Preposition: for

  • malaria: The recommended daily dose of quinine for malaria is 600 mg, three times daily, for up to a week.

Adjective modifier

  • natural: However, these strains are not resistant to natural quinine.

Modifies a noun

  • sulfate: Years ago my dad was prescribed quinine sulfate for Ekbom Syndrome.

Noun used with modifier

  • drug: In many English colonies, gin was used with the bitter-tasting malaria drug quinine, to make the drug more palatable.
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