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quinine
An alkaloid obtained from the bark of several species of the cinchona tree and others, and which is employed in medicine specially as a ferbrifuge and a tonic.
- Μέρος του λόγου: noun
- Κλάδος/Τομέας: Γλώσσα
- Category: Encyclopedias
- Organization: Project Gutenberg
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