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Definition of Cinchonidine
1. n. One of the quinine group of alkaloids, found especially in red cinchona bark. It is a white crystalline substance, C19H22N2O, with a bitter taste and qualities similar to, but weaker than, quinine; -- sometimes called also cinchonidia.
Definition of Cinchonidine
1. Noun. (organic compound) A stereoisomer and pseudoenantiomer of cinchonine, used in asymmetric synthesis. ¹
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