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Cinchonine

Cinchonine \Cin"cho*nine\, n. [From Cinchona: cf. F. cinchonine.] (Chem.) One of the quinine group of alkaloids isomeric with and resembling cinchonidine; -- called also cinchonia.

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cinchonine

n. (context organic compound English) An alkaloid, obtained from the bark of cinchona trees, that is used as an antimalarial agent.

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Cinchonine

Cinchonine is an alkaloid found in Cinchona officinalis. It is used in asymmetric synthesis in organic chemistry. It is a stereoisomer and pseudo- enantiomer of cinchonidine.

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Usage examples of "cinchonine".

The true cinchona barks, containing quinine, quinidine, and cinchonine, are distinguished from the false by their splintery-fibrous texture, the latter being pre-eminently corky.