chinic

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chinic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Quinic \Quin"ic\, a. [See Quinine, and cf. Kinic.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, derived from, or connected with, quinine and
     related compounds; specifically, designating a nonnitrogenous
     acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee, beans, etc., as a
     white crystalline substance. [Written also chinic,
     kinic.]
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