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quina|ˈkiːnə, ˈkwaɪnə|
[Sp. spelling of Quichua kina bark: see quinquina.]
a. The bark of several species of Cinchona that yield quinine.
b. Chem. = quinia, quinine n.
1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 205 The febrifugal properties..of Cincona are known to depend upon the presence of two alkalies, called cinchonia and Quina. 1841Penny Cycl. XIX. 221/1 The salts of quina are in general distinguished by their strong taste of Cinchona, and by their pearly lustre.
attrib.1880C. R. Markham Peruv. Bark 432 note, Quinetum,..a collection of quina alkaloids. |