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quinoidine

noun
qui·​noi·​dine | \ kwə̇ˈnȯiËŒdÄ“n, -dᵊn\
variants: or quinoidin \ -​dᵊn \
plural -s

Definition of quinoidine

: a bitter brownish resinous mixture often molded into sticks of amorphous alkaloids obtained as a by-product in the extraction of cinchona bark for crystalline alkaloids and formerly used as a substitute for quinine

History and Etymology for quinoidine

International Scientific Vocabulary quin- + -oid + -ine or -in

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