totaquine

totaquine
to·ta·quine 'tōt-ə-.kwēn also to·ta·qui·na .tōt-ə-'kē-nə n an antimalarial drug that is obtained as a yellowish brown powder by extraction of cinchona bark and that contains quinine and other alkaloids but is less effective than quinine

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  • totaquine — [tō′tə kwēn΄, tō′təkwin; tō′təkēn΄, tō′təkin] n. 〚< ModL totaquina < LL totalis, TOTAL + Sp quina, cinchona bark (see QUININE): because it contains all the alkaloids of cinchona bark〛 a yellowish white to gray powder containing a mixture of… …   Universalium

  • totaquine — [tō′tə kwēn΄, tō′təkwin; tō′təkēn΄, tō′təkin] n. [< ModL totaquina < LL totalis, TOTAL + Sp quina, cinchona bark (see QUININE): because it contains all the alkaloids of cinchona bark] a yellowish white to gray powder containing a mixture of …   English World dictionary

  • totaquine — to·ta·quine …   English syllables

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  • totaquina — noun see totaquine …   Useful english dictionary

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