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(kwī′nīn′; chiefly Brit kwi nēn′)

noun

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

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

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noun

A bitter, colorless, amorphous powder or crystalline alkaloid, C₂₀H₂₄N₂O₂·3H₂O, derived from certain cinchona barks and used in medicine to treat malaria.
Any of various compounds or salts of quinine.

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