quinine Definition
qui·nine (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
Etymology: < quina, cinchona bark (< Sp < Quechua quinina, medicinal plant) + -ine
quinine Usage Examples
Converse of object
- take: A significant reduction in the number of nights free of cramps in people taking quinine.
- contain: It would appear that a famous brand of tonic water contains quinine.
- use: The doses of quinine used were 200 mg - 300 mg daily, usually taken in the evening or at bedtime.
- make: For example, it would be a great social benefit if someone were able to make synthetic quinine in the laboratory.
- have: Godfrey has no quinine, so he gives Jones a bottle of tonic wine.
- extract: Once discovered, methods were developed to extract the quinine from the natural bark to sell as a antimalarial drug.
Preposition: for
- malaria: The recommended daily dose of quinine for malaria is 600 mg, three times daily, for up to a week.
- treatment: Artesunate is more effective than quinine for treatment of severe malaria, a large clinical trial in Asia reveals.
Adjective modifier
- natural: However, these strains are not resistant to natural quinine.
- synthetic: For example, it would be a great social benefit if someone were able to make synthetic quinine in the laboratory.
Modifies a noun
- sulfate: Years ago my dad was prescribed quinine sulfate for Ekbom Syndrome.
- factory: Beneath the spots a progress report a quinine factory.
- tablet: Also, quinine tablets are apparently good for relieving ( night ) cramps.
- alkaloid: In 1944 scientists were able to synthesize the quinine alkaloid in the laboratory.
- substitute: Diarmuid Jeffreys Aspirin: the Story of a Wonder Drug The story of aspirin from quinine substitute to heart medicine.
- injection: A campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of intra-muscular quinine injections and to provide information about the club foot was carried out.
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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