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Meaning of QUINOVIN

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Qui*no"vin\, n. [NL. quina nova the tree Cosmibuena
magnifolia, whose bark yields quinovin.] (Chem.)
An amorphous bitter glucoside derived from cinchona and other
barks. Called also {quinova bitter}, and {quinova}. [Written
also {chinovin}, and {kinovin}.]
 
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