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quinidine

/ˈkwɪn.ɪ.diːn/

quinidine noun: a compound obtained from cinchona bark and used to treat irregularities of heart rhythm. It is an isomer of quinine.

Noun

quinidine (countable and uncountable, plural quinidines)

  1. A compound obtained from cinchona bark and used to treat irregularities of heart rhythm. It is an isomer of quinine.

Forms of quinidine

pluralquinidines

Origin of quinidine

From Spanish quina + -idine.

Questions about quinidine

What does quinidine mean?
Quinidine means a compound obtained from cinchona bark and used to treat irregularities of heart rhythm. It is an isomer of quinine.
What part of speech is quinidine?
Quinidine is a noun.
How do you pronounce quinidine?
Quinidine is pronounced /ˈkwɪn.ɪ.diːn/.
What is the plural of quinidine?
The plural of quinidine is quinidines.

Words near quinidine in the dictionary

  1. quinicrine
  2. quinidamine
  3. quinide
  4. quinides
  5. quinidia
  6. quinidine
  7. quinidines
  8. quinie
  9. quiniela
  10. quinielas
  11. quinies

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