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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The isomeric alkaloid into which quinine or quinidine is converted by heat, differing from them in being dextrogyrate and amorphous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) An uncrystallizable alkaloid obtained by the action of heat from quinine, with which it is isomeric.
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- noun organic chemistry, archaic An
uncrystallizable alkaloid obtained by the action ofheat fromquinine , with which it isisomeric .
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