English Explanatory Dictionary

quinovin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An amorphous bitter glucoside derived from cinchona and other barks.

Word forms

quinovin chinovin kinovin

Etymology

New Latin quina nova, the tree (formerly Cosmibuena magnifolia) whose bark yields quinovin. See -in.

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