Associations to the word «Quinine»

Wiktionary

QUININE, noun. (pharmaceutical drug) A bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water.

Dictionary definition

QUININE, noun. A bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy.

Wise words

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