CINCHONINE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drug

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("cinchonine" is a kind of...):

alkaloid (natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants)

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