quinovin
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Qui*no"vin
noun
Etymology
NL.
quina nova
the tree
Cosmibuena magnifolia
, whose bark yields quinovin.
Definitions
(Chem.)
An amorphous bitter glucoside derived from cinchona and other barks. Called also
quinova bitter
, and
quinova
.
Written also
chinovin
, and
kinovin
.
Webster 1913
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