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
Words nearby cinchonine
cimon,
cinch,
cinch belt,
cinchona,
cinchonidine,
cinchonine,
cinchonism,
cinchonize,
cincinnati,
cincinnatus,
cinco de mayo
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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
[ sĭng′kə-nēn′, sĭn′chə- ]
n.
An alkaloid derived from the bark of various cinchona trees and used as an antimalarial agent.