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QUININE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)