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apoquinamine

apoquinamine noun: an alkaloid, C₁₉H₂₂N₂O, that is formed by dissolving quinamine in acid.

Noun

apoquinamine (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid, C₁₉H₂₂N₂O, that is formed by dissolving quinamine in acid.
    • Apoquinamine […] is isomeric with homocinchonidine, and is formed by the action of concentrated HCl on quinamine and conquinamine […]1878, Yearbook of Pharmacy, page 64

Origin of apoquinamine

From apo- + quinamine.

Questions about apoquinamine

What does apoquinamine mean?
Apoquinamine means an alkaloid, C₁₉H₂₂N₂O, that is formed by dissolving quinamine in acid.
What part of speech is apoquinamine?
Apoquinamine is a noun.

Words near apoquinamine in the dictionary

  1. apoptotically
  2. apoptozole
  3. apopylar
  4. apopyle
  5. apopyles
  6. apoquinamine
  7. aporcine
  8. aporeceptor
  9. aporeceptors
  10. aporematic
  11. aporematically

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