HyperDic: quinine

English > 1 sense of the word quinine:
NOUNartifactquininea bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark
quinine > pronunciation
Soundskway'nay.n
Rhymesaffine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn...
English > quinine: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy.
Broaderantimalarial, antimalarial drugA medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria
Substance oftonic, tonic water, quinine waterlime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
Spanishquinina
Catalanquinina

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