quinine
/kwɪˈniːn/noun
mass noun
1- a bitter crystalline compound present in cinchona bark, used as a tonic and formerly as an antimalarial drug奎宁, 金鸡纳碱。
1.1
- An alkaloid; chem formula: C20H24N2O2.一种生物碱; 化学分子式: C20H24N2O2.
词源
early 19th cent.: from Spanish quina 'cinchona bark' (from Quechua kina 'bark')+-INE4.