sulphate of quinine
1Quinine — Qui nine, n. [F. (cf. Sp. quinina), fr. Sp. quina, or quinaquina, Peruvian bark, fr. Peruv. kina, quina, bark. Cf. {Kinic}.] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of cinchona (esp. {Cinchona Calisaya}) as a bitter white… …
2sulphate of quinia — Quinine …
3Quinine — Not to be confused with quinone. Quinine Systematic (IUPAC) name …
4quinine — /ˈkwɪnin / (say kwineen), /kwəˈnin / (say kwuh neen) noun 1. a bitter colourless alkaloid, C20H24N2O2.3H2O, having needle like crystals, which is used in medicine as a stimulant and to treat malaria, and which was originally derived from the bark …
5quinine — C20H24O2N2N23H2O. Mp 177°C. An alkaloid of the quinoline group, present in Cinchona bark. It is a diacid base of very bitter taste and alkaline reaction. It crystallizes in prisms or silky needles; the hydrochloride and sulphate are used as a… …
6Fluorescence — Fluorescent minerals emit visible light when exposed to ultraviolet light Fluorescence is the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation of a different wavelength.[1] It is a form of luminescence.… …
7quina — n.; (also quinia, quinine) Sulphate of quina, sulphate of quinine …
8History of electromagnetism — The history of electromagnetism, that is the human understanding and recorded use of electromagnetic forces, dates back over two thousand years ago, see Timeline of electromagnetism. The ancients must have been acquainted with the effects of… …
9The Mysterious Island — For other uses, see The Mysterious Island (disambiguation). The Mysterious Island   …
10C20H24N2O2 — Quinine Qui nine, n. [F. (cf. Sp. quinina), fr. Sp. quina, or quinaquina, Peruvian bark, fr. Peruv. kina, quina, bark. Cf. {Kinic}.] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of cinchona (esp. {Cinchona Calisaya}) as a bitter …
