Quinine

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkwɪniːn/, /kwɪˈniːn/, /ˈkwaɪnaɪn/

Origin

From Spanish quina ("cinchona bark"), from Quechua kina.

Full definition of quinine

Noun

1. (pharmaceutical drug) A bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water.
• 1922, Michael Arlen, “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days Chapter 2/9/1, He hadn't the faintest idea what to with a cold in the head, he just took quinine and continued to blow his nose.