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cinchotine

noun
cin·​cho·​tine | \ -ËŒtÄ“n, -tə̇n\
plural -s

Definition of cinchotine

: a crystalline alkaloid C19H24N2O in cinchona bark

— called also hydrocinchonine

History and Etymology for cinchotine

French, irregular from New Latin Cinchona + French -ine

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