quinine

Part of speech: noun

A bitter alkaloid contained in cinchona- bark, or its salts; used for malarial affections.

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Usage examples "quinine":

  1. Thirty grains of quinine have been sent you. - "From Whose Bourne", Robert Barr.
  2. " Yes, yes, for luck," answered Jeekie as he opened the medicine chest and found the quinine, at the same time glancing anxiously out of the corner of his eye at his master's face, for he knew that the spot where they had slept was deadly to white men at this season of the year. - "The Yellow God An Idol of Africa", H. Rider Haggard.
  3. In the fogs of an early morning, some fast steamer would slip away from an Atlantic port, loaded with arms, ammunition, quinine, and all sorts of hospital, medical and surgical supplies, accompanied usually by a band of Cuban patriots, seeking the first opportunity to return to their beautiful island and take up arms for its liberation. - "Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom", Trumbull White.