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CINCHONINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cinchonine mean?
• CINCHONINE (noun)
The noun CINCHONINE has 1 sense:
1. an alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drug
Familiarity information: CINCHONINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("cinchonine" is a kind of...):
alkaloid (natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants)
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