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quinine
qui·nine [ kw nn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
malaria drug: a bitter-tasting drug made from cinchona bark. Use: treatment of malaria. C20H24N2O2
[Early 19th century. < Spanish quina "cinchona bark" (see quino-)]
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