quinine
quinine[ˈkwɪniːn, kwɪˈniːn]noun- [mass noun]a bitter crystalline compound present in cinchona bark, used as a tonic and formerly as an antimalarial drug
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- An alkaloid; chem formula: C20H24N2O2
一种生物碱;化学分子式:C20H24N2O2
语源- early 19th cent.: from Spanish quina 'cinchona bark' (from Quechua kina 'bark') + -ine
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