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powder
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jesuit's bark
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colourless
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bark
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Definitions:
Noun
quinine
Definition: a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy
Definition: An alkaloid with the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₄N₂O₂ derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona) used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it.
Verb
Definition: To treat (someone) with quinine.