'Cinchonine' definitions:
Definition of 'cinchonine'
noun
An alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drug
Definition of 'Cinchonine'
- Cinchonine \Cin"cho*nine\, n. [From Cinchona: cf. F.
cinchonine.] (Chem.)
One of the quinine group of alkaloids isomeric with and
resembling cinchonidine; -- called also cinchonia.
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