quinine
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qui·nine
(kwī′nīn′)n.
A bitter alkaloid, C20H24N2O2, derived from the bark of several species of cinchona, used usually in the form of its sulfate salt to treat malaria and formerly to treat leg cramps. It is used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate salt as a flavoring, especially in tonic water.
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quinine
(kwɪˈniːn; US ˈkwaɪnaɪn)n
(Pharmacology) a bitter crystalline alkaloid extracted from cinchona bark, the salts of which are used as a tonic, antipyretic, analgesic, etc, and in malaria therapy. Formula: C20H24N2O2
[C19: from Spanish quina cinchona bark, from Quechua kina bark]
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qui•nine
(ˈkwaɪ naɪn, ˈkwɪn aɪn; esp. Brit. kwɪˈnin)n.
1. a white crystalline alkaloid, C20H24N2O2, obtained from cinchona bark, used chiefly for treating resistant forms of malaria.
2. a salt of this alkaloid, esp. the sulfate.
[1820–30; < Sp quin(a) (< Quechua kina bark) + -ine2]
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qui·nine
(kwī′nīn′) A bitter-tasting, colorless drug derived from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria. See Note at aspirin.
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Noun | 1. | quinine - a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy antimalarial, antimalarial drug - a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria |
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Translations
كينين: دَواء مُر ضِد المَلاريا
quinina
chinin
kinin
kinino
kinin
kínín
chininas
hinīns
chinín
kinin
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quinine
n → Chinin nt
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quinine
(ˈkwiniːn) , ((American) ˈkwainain) noun a bitter-tasting drug got from the bark of a type of tree, used as a medicine, especially for malaria.
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qui·nine
n. quinina, alcaloide que se obtiene de la corteza de una Cinchona usado como antiséptico y antipirético esp. en el tratamiento de paludismo, tifoidea y malaria.
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quinine
n quininaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.