cinchonine

[ sing-kuh-neen, -nin, sin- ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble alkaloid, C19H22N2O, a stereoisomer of cinchonidine, obtained from the bark of various species of cinchona and used chiefly as a quinine substitute.

Origin of cinchonine

1
First recorded in 1815–25; cinchon(a) + -ine2

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British Dictionary definitions for cinchonine

cinchonine

/ (ˈsɪŋkəˌniːn) /


noun
  1. an insoluble crystalline alkaloid isolated from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria. Formula: C 19 H 22 N 2 O

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