cinchonine

English

Noun

cinchonine (usually uncountable, plural cinchonines)

1. (organic chemistry) An alkaloid, obtained from the bark of cinchona trees, that is used as an antimalarial agent.

Derived terms

• cinchoninic
• cinchoninium

 

Related terms

• cinchonidine
• dihydrocinchonine

Anagrams

• conchinine

French

Noun

cinchonine f (plural cinchonines)

1. cinchonine

Further reading

• “cinchonine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.