cinchonine

2 definitions found

cinchonine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

cinchonine - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cinchonine
      n 1: an alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that
           is used as an antimalarial drug