quinic acid
[ kwin-ik ]
/ ˈkwɪn ɪk /
noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, solid cyclic compound, C7H12O6, present in cinchona bark, coffee beans, and the leaves of many plants.
Also
chinic acid.
Origin of quinic acid
1805–15; < Spanish
quin(a) quinine +
-ic
Words nearby quinic acid
quindecillion,
quine,
quinella,
quinestrol,
quinhydrone,
quinic acid,
quinidine,
quiniela,
quinine,
quinine water,
quinn
British Dictionary definitions for quinic acid
quinic acid
/ (ˈkwɪnɪk) /
noun
a white crystalline soluble optically active carboxylic acid, found in cinchona bark, bilberries, coffee beans, and the leaves of certain other plants; 1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid. Formula: C 6 H 7 (OH) 4 COOH