cinchonine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cinchonine
First recorded in 1815–25; cinchon(a) + -ine 2
Example Sentences
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Cinchonine has the formula C19H22N2O, quinine being methoxy cinchonine, i.e.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
Their great value depends upon the presence of certain alkaloid substances called quinine, cinchonine, and quinidine, which exist in the bark in combination with tannic and other acids.
From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by William Saunders
When cinchonine is treated with potassium hydrate, it is decomposed into quinoline and a solid body, which on further treatment yields a liquid base, C7H9N, which is probably lutidine.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various
It is stated that incomplete examinations have detected cinchonine in the bark.
From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by William Saunders
The true cinchona barks, containing quinine, quinidine, and cinchonine, are distinguished from the false by their splintery-fibrous texture, the latter being pre-eminently corky.
From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by James Orton
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