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Quinine
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quinine
[n] - a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=quinine
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Quinine
Quinine: The original antimalarial agent, quinine took its name from the Peruvian Indian word 'kina' meaning 'bark of the tree' referring to the cinchona tree. From this tree, quinine was first obtained. The Peruvian Indians called it 'the fever tree.' Quinine, a large and complex molecule, is the m... Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=5178
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quinine
An alkaloid isolated from cinchona bark. Used as an antimalarial. It is believed to act by raising the pH of endocytotic vesicles and inhibiting internal membrane fusion processes.
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Quinine
Qui'nine noun [ French (cf. Spanish quinina ), from Spanish quina , or quinaquina , Peruvian bark, from Peruv. kina , quina , bark. Confer Kinic .] (Chemistry) An alkaloid extracted from the bark of sev... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Q/11
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quinine
<drug> An alkaloid isolated from cinchona bark. Used as an antimalarial. It is believed to act by raising the pH of endocytotic vesicles and inhibiting internal membrane fusion processes. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?quinine
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quinine
noun a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=quinine
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quinine
(kwin´in) (kwin-ēn´) (kwi´nīn) an alkaloid of cinchona that is an antimalarial agent; it suppresses the asexual erythrocytic forms of malarial parasites and has a slight effect on the gametocytes. It also has analgesic, antipyretic, mild oxytocic, cardiac depressant, and scler... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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Quinine
• (n.) An alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of cinchona (esp. Cinchona Calisaya) as a bitter white crystalline substance, C20H24N2O2. Hence, by extension (Med.), any of the salts of this alkaloid, as the acetate, chloride, sulphate, etc., employed as a febrifuge or antiperiodi... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/quinine/
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quinine
drug obtained from cinchona bark that is used chiefly in the treatment of malaria, an infection caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium, which is ... [11 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/q/8
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Quinine
Quinine (n, n or n) is a natural white crystalline alkaloid having antipyretic (fever-reducing), antimalarial, analgesic (painkilling), anti-inflammatory properties and a bitter taste. It is a stereoisomer of quinidine which, unlike quinine, is an anti-arrhythmic. Quinine contains two major fused-r... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinine
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quinine
A substance derived from cinchona bark from South America, long used in treating a variety of ailments. It was preeminent in early treatment of malaria until the 1930s when atabrine, a synthetic alkaloid drug, was introduced; after this more suitable quinine derivatives such as chloroquine were synt... Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/Q/quinine.html
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Quinine
An alkaloid from cinchona bark, used in the treatment of malaria. Pregnant women should avoid taking the medication during pregnancy as intrauterine exposure has been linked to malformations of the newborn's central nervous system and heart. Found op http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/Q/1
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quinine
quinine (kwī'nīn", kwinēn') , white crystalline alkaloid with a bitter taste. Before the development of more effective synthetic drugs such as quinacrine, chloroquine, and primaquine, quinine was the specific agent in the treatment of malaria. Almost insoluble in water,... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0840829.html
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Quinine
Quinine is an anti-malaria drug derived from the bark of the cinchona tree (Jesuit's Bark). It was first discovered in 1820 by Pelletier and Caventou and the first artificial quinine was prepared in 1865 by Scott. Contrary to popular opinion, the use of quinine has not entirely superseded the use of... Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/EQ.HTM
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quinine
Type: Term Pronunciation: kwī′nīn, -nēn, kwin′-īn, -ēn Definitions: 1. The most important of the alkaloids derived from cinchona; an antimalarial effective against the asexual and erythrocytic forms of the parasite, but having no effect on the exoerythrocytic (ti... Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=74691
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quinine
Antimalarial drug extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree. Peruvian Indians taught French missionaries how to use the bark in 1630, but quinine was not isolated until 1820. It is a bitter alkaloid, with the formula C20H24N2O2. Other antimalarial drugs... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0022227.html
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Quinine
[album] Quinine is the third studio album released by rapper, Nine. It was released both digitally and on CD on April 9, 2009, (the only difference being that the CD version included a bonus track entitled "U Don`t Want That") with Nine serving as an executive producer as well as writing and... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinine_(album)
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quinine
1) Antimalarial 2) Antimalarial drug 3) Tonic water ingredient Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/quinine/1
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