quinine

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for quinine

quinine 🔊 /kwajˈnajˌn/

quinine : විජ්වරී

quinine : ක්විනින්

quinine : කුවිනැයින්

quinine : ක්විනීන්

quinine : ක්විනයින්

quinine definition

Noun. An alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of cinchona (Especially. 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.