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Cinchonidine vs Quinine - What's the difference?

cinchonidine | quinine |

As nouns the difference between cinchonidine and quinine

is that cinchonidine is (organic compound) a stereoisomer and pseudoenantiomer of cinchonine, used in asymmetric synthesis while quinine is (pharmaceutical drug) a bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water.

cinchonidine

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia cinchonidine)
  • (organic compound) A stereoisomer and pseudoenantiomer of cinchonine, used in asymmetric synthesis.

    • quinine

    English

    (wikipedia quinine)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) A bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water.
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    • See also

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