Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
kinic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or connected with, quinine and related compounds; specifically, designating a nonnitrogenous acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee, beans, etc., as a white crystalline substance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or derived from
quinine
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Examples
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He discovered quinic acid, asparagin, camphoric acid, and other organic substances.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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