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
Anagrams
French
Further reading
- “cinchonine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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