cinchonidine

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cinchonidine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cinchonidine \Cin*chon"i*dine\, n. [From Cinchona.] (Chem.)
     One of the quinine group of alkaloids, found especially in
     red cinchona bark. It is a white crystalline substance,
     C19H22N2O, with a bitter taste and qualities similar to,
     but weaker than, quinine; -- sometimes called also
     cinchonidia.
     [1913 Webster]