cinchonidine
[ sing-kon-i-deen, -din, sin- ]
/ sɪŋˈkɒn ɪˌdin, -dɪn, sɪn- /
noun Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble, levorotatory alkaloid, C19H22N2O, stereoisomeric with cinchonine and similarly derived, used chiefly as a quinine substitute.
Origin of cinchonidine
Words nearby cinchonidine
cimmerian,
cimon,
cinch,
cinch belt,
cinchona,
cinchonidine,
cinchonine,
cinchonism,
cinchonize,
cincinnati,
cincinnatus
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British Dictionary definitions for cinchonidine
cinchonidine
/ (sɪŋˈkɒnɪˌdiːn) /
noun
an alkaloid that is a stereoisomer of cinchonine, with similar properties and uses