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quinine meaning in Tamil

குயினின்

/kwɪˈniːn//ˈkwaɪ.naɪn/

quinine in Tamil: குயினின், குயினீன், குயினைன், கொயினா. In English, quinine means 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.

Tamil words for quinine

குயினின், குயினீன், குயினைன், கொயினா

English meaning of quinine

  1. noun 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.
  2. verb To treat (someone) with quinine.

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Questions about quinine in Tamil

What is the meaning of quinine in Tamil?
Quinine in Tamil is குயினின், குயினீன், குயினைன், கொயினா.
quinine என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Quinine: குயினின், குயினீன், குயினைன், கொயினா.
What does quinine mean in English?
Quinine means 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.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: quinine (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: quinine (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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