Definition of Quinine. Meaning of Quinine. Synonyms of Quinine

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Definition of Quinine

Quinine
Quinine Qui"nine, n. [F. (cf. Sp. quinina), fr. Sp. quina, or quinaquina, Peruvian bark, fr. Peruv. kina, quina, bark. Cf. Kinic.] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of cinchona (esp. Cinchona Calisaya) as a bitter white crystalline substance, C20H24N2O2. Hence, by extension (Med.), any of the salts of this alkaloid, as the acetate, chloride, sulphate, etc., employed as a febrifuge or antiperiodic. Called also quinia, quinina, etc. [Written also chinine.]

Meaning of Quinine from wikipedia

- Quinine is a medication used to treat malaria and babesiosis. This includes the treatment of malaria due to Plasmodium fal****rum that is resistant to...
- which quinine is dissolved. Originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, nowadays tonic water usually has a significantly lower quinine content...
- sought after for its medicinal value, as the bark of several species yields quinine and other alkaloids. These were the only effective treatments against malaria...
- Laricifomes officinalis, also known as agarikon, eburiko, or the quinine conk, is a wood-decay fungus that causes brown heart rot on conifers native to...
- the addition of quinine. Kina Lillet (1887–1986): A liqueur made with white wine mixed with fruit liqueurs and flavored with quinine. The "Kina" in its...
- Quinine Cartel was a cartel regarding price and territory of producers of quinine and quinidine. There were two separate cartels with different members...
- synthesis of quinine, a naturally-occurring antimalarial drug, was developed over a 150-year period. The development of synthetic quinine is considered...
- Quinine is the third studio album released by rapper, Nine. It was released both digitally and on CD on April 9, 2009, (the only difference being that...
- heart rhythm disturbances. It is a diastereomer of antimalarial agent quinine, originally derived from the bark of the cinchona tree. The drug causes...
- treatment for malaria came from the bark of the cinchona tree, which contains quinine. After the link to mosquitos and their parasites was identified in the...