Chinic

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

  Quinic \Quin"ic\, a. [See {Quinine}, and cf. {Kinic}.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, derived from, or connected with, quinine and
     related compounds; specifically, designating a nonnitrogenous
     acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee, beans, etc., as a
     white crystalline substance. [Written also {chinic},
     {kinic}.]


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