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quin•i•dine
Pronunciation: (kwin'i-dēn", -din), [key]—
n. Pharm.
a colorless, crystalline alkaloid, C
20H
24N
2O
2, isomeric with quinine, obtained from the bark of certain species of cinchona trees or shrubs, used chiefly to regulate heart rhythm and to treat malaria.
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