As nouns the difference between alkaloid and cinchonine
is that alkaloid is alkaloid while cinchonine is (organic compound) an alkaloid, obtained from the bark of cinchona trees, that is used as an antimalarial agent.
alkaloid
Noun
(
en noun)
(organic chemistry) Any of many organic heterocyclic bases, that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.
Hyponyms
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cinchonine
English
Noun
(
wikipedia cinchonine)
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-)
(organic compound) An alkaloid, obtained from the bark of cinchona trees, that is used as an antimalarial agent.
Related terms
* cinchonidine
* dihydrocinchonine