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Alkaloid vs Quinicine - What's the difference?

alkaloid | quinicine |

As nouns the difference between alkaloid and quinicine

is that alkaloid is alkaloid while quinicine is (organic compound|archaic) an uncrystallizable alkaloid obtained by the action of heat from quinine, with which it is isomeric.

alkaloid

English

(wikipedia 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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    Related terms

    * atropine * codeine * Demerol * emetine * ergotamine * lysergic acid * meperidine * morphine * nicotine * papaverine * pethidine * piperidine * reserpine * scopine * strychnine * thebaine * yohimbine

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    quinicine

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (organic compound, archaic) An uncrystallizable alkaloid obtained by the action of heat from quinine, with which it is isomeric.

    • Synonyms

    * quinotoxine (more recent)