Finnish Meaning of quinine

Kiniini

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Definitions and Meaning of quinine in English

Wordnet

quinine (n)

a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy

Webster

quinine (n.)

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.

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Kiniini

a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapyAn alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of cinchona (esp. Cinchona Calisa

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quinidine => Kinidiini, quinidex => Kinidiini, quinicine => kiniini, quinic => Kinayiinihappo, quinia => kiniini,