Meaning of QUININE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kwineen
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy |
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| | See Also: | | antimalarial, antimalarial drug, quinine water, tonic, tonic water | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | |  quinine
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Qui"nine\, n. [F. (cf. Sp. quinina), fr. Sp. quina, or
quinaquina, Peruvian bark, fr. Peruv. kina, quina, bark. Cf.
{Kinic}.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of
cinchona (esp. {Cinchona Calisaya}) as a bitter white
crystalline substance, {C20H24N2O2}. Hence, by extension
(Med.), any of the salts of this alkaloid, as the acetate,
chloride, sulphate, etc., employed as a febrifuge or
antiperiodic. Called also {quinia}, {quinina}, etc. [Written
also {chinine}.]
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming of quinine, foretells that you have great happiness but your prospect for wealth may be meager.
Dreaming that you are taking quinine, foretells an improvement in health and energy. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | An alkaloid extract from the bark of the cinchona tree which is used to treat malaria and fever; it is also a minor ingredient in tonic water. Quinine poisoning produces symptoms such as nausea, rash, ringing in the ears, and possibly heart failure. |
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