QUININE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

antimalarial; antimalarial drug (a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria)

Holonyms ("quinine" is a substance of...):

quinine water; tonic; tonic water (lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine)

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