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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
kinovin .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) An amorphous bitter glucoside derived from cinchona and other barks. Called also
quinova bitter , andquinova .
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- noun chemistry, archaic An
amorphous bitter glucoside derived fromcinchona and otherbarks .
Etymologies
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New Latin quina nova, the tree (formerly Cosmibuena magnifolia) whose bark yields quinovin.
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