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quinicine

quinicine noun: an uncrystallizable alkaloid obtained by the action of heat from quinine, with which it is isomeric.

Noun

quinicine (usually uncountable, plural quinicines)

  1. (archaic, usually) An uncrystallizable alkaloid obtained by the action of heat from quinine, with which it is isomeric.

Synonyms of quinicine

Forms of quinicine

pluralquinicines

Questions about quinicine

What does quinicine mean?
Quinicine means an uncrystallizable alkaloid obtained by the action of heat from quinine, with which it is isomeric.
What part of speech is quinicine?
Quinicine is a noun.
What is the plural of quinicine?
The plural of quinicine is quinicines.

Words near quinicine in the dictionary

  1. quinible
  2. quinibles
  3. quinic
  4. quinic acid
  5. quinicia
  6. quinicine
  7. quinicines
  8. quinicrine
  9. quinidamine
  10. quinide
  11. quinides

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