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quin·i·cine
n : a bitter poisonous reddish yellow amorphous alkaloid C20H24N2O2 isomeric with quinine and obtained from cinchona bark or by heating a salt of quinine - called also quinotoxine .
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Similar sounding terms: gua·no·sine ki·ne·sin
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