quinine meaning
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[ˈkwɪniːn] [kwɪˈniːn] [ˈkwaɪnaɪn] WQuinine
- Quinine (US /ˈkwaɪnaɪn/, /kwɪˈniːn/ or UK /ˈkwɪniːn/ KWIN-een) is a white crystalline alkaloid having antipyretic (fever-reducing), antimalarial, analgesic (painkilling), and anti-inflammatory properties and a bitter taste.
- Quinine occurs naturally in the bark of the cinchona tree, though it has also been synthesized in the laboratory.
- Quinine was the first effective Western treatment for malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum, appearing in therapeutics in the 17th century.
- Quinine is highly fluorescent (quantum yield ~0.58) in 0.1 M sulfuric acid solution and it is widely used as a standard for fluorescence quantum yield measurement.
FR quinine 
- NounPLquininesPREquin-SUF-ine
- (pharmacology) A bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water.
- He hadn't the faintest idea what to with a cold in the head, he just took quinine and continued to blow his nose.
- (pharmacology) A bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water.
Definition of quinine in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "quinine" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum.