cinchonicine

noun

cin·​chon·​i·​cine

siŋˈkänəˌsēn,

sinˈk-,

-kōn-,

-sə̇n

plural -s

: cinchotoxine

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary cinchonic + -ine; originally formed in French

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