quinic acid
Meaning
Noun
- A white crystalline acid, tetrahydroxy-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, obtained from cinchona bark and coffee beans; used as an astringent, and in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals
Origin
- From Spanish quina "cinchona bark" (from which it is obtained), from Quechua kina.
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