quinidine
English
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editNoun
editquinidine (countable and uncountable, plural quinidines)
- (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A compound obtained from cinchona bark and used to treat irregularities of heart rhythm. It is an isomer of quinine.
Translations
editisomer of quinine
References
edit- “quinidine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “quinidine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.