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Grammar : Noun |
Spell : kwahy-nahyn, kwin-ahyn or, esp. British, kwi-neen |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwaɪ naɪn, ˈkwɪn aɪn or, esp. British, kwɪˈnin |
Definition of quinine
Origin :- alkaloid responsible for curative properties in the cinchona tree, 1821, from French quinine (1820), with chemical ending -ine (2) + Spanish quina "cinchona bark" (from which it is extracted), from Quechua (Peru) kina. Earlier in reduplicated form quinaquina (1727).
- As in abuse : noun verbal attack
- Well, shove in quinine, and keep him quiet, with hot bottles to his feet.
- Extract from : « The Burning Spear » by John Galsworthy
- Which would be better to give him, quinine, or aconite and belladonna?
- Extract from : « The Very Small Person » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- But I fully believed that quinine was of very great use indeed.
- Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad
- The lower of the two, in one of its compartments, contained our provision of quinine.
- Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad
- Sulphate of quinine is made by the use of sulphuric acid as a solvent.
- Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
- In 1638, quinine, derived from this bark, was introduced into Europe as a cure for malaria.
- Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks
- I swallowed all my stock of aspirin and quinine but without relief.
- Extract from : « Beasts, Men and Gods » by Ferdinand Ossendowski
- I guess that quinine saved me—I would like to have Sears know about it.
- Extract from : « Terry » by Charles Goff Thomson
- Among others is the chinchona-tree, from which quinine is obtained.
- Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston
- Try to get a little iron and quinine into your constitution.
- Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
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