quinoidine
[ kwi-noi-deen, -din ]
/ kwɪˈnɔɪ din, -dɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
a brownish-black, resinous substance consisting of a mixture of alkaloids, obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of quinine and formerly used as a cheap substitute for it.
Words nearby quinoidine
quinn,
quinnat salmon,
quino-,
quinoa,
quinoid,
quinoidine,
quinol,
quinoline,
quinolone,
quinone,
quinone diimine
Example sentences from the Web for quinoidine
The quinoidine of commerce ought never to be used in medicine unless purified.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold CooleyFrom such liquors it is precipitated in an impure state by an alkali, and brought into commerce under the name of quinoidine.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold CooleyDr de Vrij, for instance, found sometimes more than 20% of quinidine in some samples of quinoidine of commerce.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
Medical definitions for quinoidine
quinoidine
[ kwĭ-noi′dēn′, -dĭn ]
n.
A brownish-black mixture of alkaloids remaining after extraction of crystalline alkaloids from cinchona bark, used as a quinine substitute.