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qui·nine

n 1  :  a bitter crystalline alkaloid C20H24N2O2 from cinchona bark used in medicine  2  :  a salt of quinine used as an antipyretic, antimalarial, antiperiodic, and bitter tonic .
 
 also  esp Brit    
 
Similar sounding terms:   canine  can·non  co·ni·ine  go·ni·on 

 
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