conquinamine

noun

con·​quin·​a·​mine

(ˈ)kän¦kwinəˌmēn,

kənˈk-,

-mə̇n

plural -s

: a crystalline alkaloid C₁₉H₂₄N₂O₂ found with quinamine in cinchona barks

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary com- + quinamine; originally formed as German konquinamin

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