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Cinchonine vs Cinchoninium - What's the difference?

cinchonine | cinchoninium |

As nouns the difference between cinchonine and cinchoninium

is that cinchonine is an alkaloid, obtained from the bark of cinchona trees, that is used as an antimalarial agent while cinchoninium is the cation formed by protonation of cinchonine.

cinchonine

English

Noun

(wikipedia cinchonine) (-)
  • (organic compound) An alkaloid, obtained from the bark of cinchona trees, that is used as an antimalarial agent.

    • Related terms

    * cinchonidine * dihydrocinchonine

    cinchoninium

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) The cation formed by protonation of cinchonine