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cinchonine

cinchonine noun: an alkaloid, obtained from the bark of cinchona trees, that is used as an antimalarial agent.

Noun

cinchonine (usually uncountable, plural cinchonines)

  1. (usually) An alkaloid, obtained from the bark of cinchona trees, that is used as an antimalarial agent.
    Synonyms:
    cinchonia

Synonyms of cinchonine

Forms of cinchonine

pluralcinchonines

Words formed from cinchonine

Questions about cinchonine

What does cinchonine mean?
Cinchonine means an alkaloid, obtained from the bark of cinchona trees, that is used as an antimalarial agent.
What part of speech is cinchonine?
Cinchonine is a noun.
What is the plural of cinchonine?
The plural of cinchonine is cinchonines.

Words near cinchonine in the dictionary

  1. cinchonicine
  2. cinchonidia
  3. cinchonidine
  4. cinchonidines
  5. cinchonidinium
  6. cinchonine
  7. cinchonines
  8. cinchoninic
  9. cinchoninium
  10. cinchonisation
  11. cinchonise

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