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Webster 1913 Edition

Paytine

Pay′tine

,
Noun.
(Chem.)
An alkaloid obtained from a white bark resembling that of the cinchona, first brought from
Payta
, in
Peru
.

Definition 2024

paytine

paytine

English

Noun

paytine ‎(uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) An alkaloid obtained from a white bark resembling that of the cinchona.

Etymology

Payta +‎ -ine, from the place in Peru from which it was first brought.

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