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Word: Quinidine
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Spanish quina ‘cinchona bark’ (from Quechua kina ‘bark’) + -ide+ -ine
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkwɪnɪdiːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a compound obtained from cinchona bark and used to treat irregularities of heart rhythm. It is an isomer of quinine.
Short Definition:compound obtained from cinchona bark and used to treat irregularities of heart rhythm
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