cinchonine

[ sing-kuh-neen, -nin, sin- ]
/ ˈsɪŋ kəˌnin, -nɪn, ˈsɪn- /

noun Pharmacology.

a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble alkaloid, C19H22N2O, a stereoisomer of cinchonidine, obtained from the bark of various species of cinchona and used chiefly as a quinine substitute.

Origin of cinchonine

First recorded in 1815–25; cinchon(a) + -ine2

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British Dictionary definitions for cinchonine

cinchonine
/ (ˈsɪŋkəˌniːn) /

noun

an insoluble crystalline alkaloid isolated from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria. Formula: C 19 H 22 N 2 O

Medical definitions for cinchonine

cinchonine
[ sĭngkə-nēn′, sĭnchə- ]

n.

An alkaloid derived from the bark of various cinchona trees and used as an antimalarial agent.