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quinia
(gcide) | 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 white
crystalline substance, C20H24N2O2. Hence, by extension
(Med.), any of the salts of this alkaloid, as the acetate,
chloride, sulphate, etc., employed as a febrifuge or
antiperiodic. Called also quinia, quinina, etc. [Written
also chinine.]
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Quinia
(gcide) | Quinia \Quin"i*a\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)
Quinine.
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Equinia
(gcide) | Equinia \E*quin"i*a\, n. [NL. See Equine.] (Med.)
Glanders.
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Jacquinia keyensis
(gcide) | joewood \joewood\ n.
A West Indian shrub or small tree (Jacquinia keyensis)
having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood.
Syn: barbasco, Jacquinia keyensis.
[WordNet 1.5]barbasco \barbasco\ n.
a West Indian shrub or small tree (Jacquinia keyensis)
having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood.
Syn: joewood.
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Quinia
(gcide) | 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 white
crystalline substance, C20H24N2O2. Hence, by extension
(Med.), any of the salts of this alkaloid, as the acetate,
chloride, sulphate, etc., employed as a febrifuge or
antiperiodic. Called also quinia, quinina, etc. [Written
also chinine.]
[1913 Webster]Quinia \Quin"i*a\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)
Quinine.
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genus jacquinia
(wn) | genus Jacquinia
n 1: sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae [syn: Jacquinia,
genus Jacquinia] |
jacquinia
(wn) | Jacquinia
n 1: sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae [syn: Jacquinia,
genus Jacquinia] |
jacquinia armillaris
(wn) | Jacquinia armillaris
n 1: small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds
patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets
[syn: bracelet wood, Jacquinia armillaris] |
jacquinia keyensis
(wn) | Jacquinia keyensis
n 1: West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous
leaves and extremely hard wood [syn: barbasco, joewood,
Jacquinia keyensis] |
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