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cin•cho•nine
Pronunciation: (sing'ku-nēn", -nin, sin'-), [key]—
n. Pharm.
a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble alkaloid, C
19H
22N
2O, a stereoisomer of cinchonidine, obtained from the bark of various species of cinchona and used chiefly as a quinine substitute.
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