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quinoidine definition

qui·noi·dine (kwi no̵i′dēn, -din)

noun

a brownish substance containing a mixture of alkaloids formed in the process of extracting quinine from cinchona, formerly used as a substitute for quinine

Etymology: quinoid + -ine

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