单词 | cinchona |
释义 | cinchona/sɪŋˈkəʊnə /noun 1An evergreen South American tree or shrub with fragrant flowers, cultivated for its bark.
1.1 [mass noun] The dried bark of the cinchona, which is a source of quinine and other medicinal substances.Hahnemann carried out tests on himself with extracts of cinchona bark, which contains quinine, and found it caused fever....
DerivativescinchonicOriginMid 18th century: modern Latin, named after the Countess of Chinchón (died 1641), who was treated with a similar drug in South America. |
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