Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CIN-CHO'NI-NA, or CIN-CHO'NINE
CIN-CHO'NI-NA, or CIN-CHO'NINE, n. [or CIN-CHO'NI-A.]
An alkaloid obtained from the bark of several species of Cinchona, and one of the medicinal active principles of this bark.
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