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- noun (Chem.) An alkaloid got from the bark of the bebeeru, or green heart of Guiana (
Nectandra Rodiœi ). It is a tonic, antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a substitute for quinine.
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- noun organic chemistry An
alkaloid found in thebark of the Nectandra rodioei. It is atonic ,antiperiodic , andfebrifuge , and is used in medicine as a substitute forquinine .
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