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.
