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quinetum Med.|kwɪˈniːtəm|
[f. quina + L. term. -ētum taken as = ‘a collection’: named by Dr. De Vrij.]
A mixture of febrifugal alkaloids obtained from red cinchona bark, used in India as a cheap substitute for quinine; cinchona febrifuge.
1880C. R. Markham Peruv. Bark 432 About 10,000 lbs. of chinchona febrifuge or quinetum can be annually issued. 1891W. Martindale Extra Pharmacop. 326 Quinetum..consists principally of cinchonidine. |