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Cinchonine
Cin′cho-nine
,Noun.
[From
Cinchona
: cf. F. cinchonine
.] (Chem.)
One of the quinine group of alkaloids isomeric with and resembling cinchonidine; – called also
cinchonia
. Definition 2024
cinchonine
cinchonine
English
Noun
cinchonine (usually uncountable, plural cinchonines)
- (organic chemistry) An alkaloid, obtained from the bark of cinchona trees, that is used as an antimalarial agent.
Related terms
- cinchonidine
- dihydrocinchonine