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quinines

quinines is the plural of quinine.

quinines is the third-person singular simple present indicative of quinine.

Meaning of quinine

Noun

quinine (countable and uncountable, plural quinines)

  1. An alkaloid with the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₄N₂O₂, originally derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona), used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it.
    • The alkali of yellow bark may be distinguished from cinchonine by the name of quinine.1821, The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts, volume 10

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Phrases with quinines

Questions about quinines

What is quinines the plural of?
Quinines is the plural of quinine.

Words near quinines in the dictionary

  1. quinine tree
  2. quinine trees
  3. quinine water
  4. quinine waters
  5. quinined
  6. quinines
  7. quining
  8. quininic
  9. quininic acid
  10. quinining
  11. quininise

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