Cinchonidine definition

Cinchonidine





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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cinchonidine \Cin*chon"i*dine\, n. [From {Cinchona}.] (Chem.)
     One of the quinine group of alkaloids, found especially in
     red cinchona bark. It is a white crystalline substance,
     {C19H22N2O}, with a bitter taste and qualities similar to,
     but weaker than, quinine; -- sometimes called also
     {cinchonidia}.


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