Dec 1, 2018 - 00:00
Dec 1, 2018 - 00:00
 0
QUIN'IA,

QUIN'INE, n. In pharmacy, a substance prepared from yellow bark possessing in a concentrated form, the tonic virtues of the bark, and capable of forming salts with acids. One of these, the sulphate of quinine, is much employed in intermittent fevers and other diseases, where powerful tonics are required.

arrow_back
chevron_leftPrevious Article Webster Dictionary :: Quindecemvirate
Next Articlechevron_right Webster Dictionary :: Quinquagesima
arrow_forward