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

First recorded in 1850–55; cinchon(a) + -id3 + -ine2

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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