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Word: Quinine
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from Spanish quina ‘cinchona bark’ (from Quechua kina ‘bark’) + -ine
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkwɪniːn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kwɪˈniːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bitter crystalline compound present in cinchona bark, used as a tonic and formerly as an antimalarial drug.
Short Definition:bitter crystalline compound present in cinchona bark, used as tonic
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