As nouns the difference between quinoline and quinine
is that quinoline is any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused with a pyridine ring; especially the simplest such compound, C9H7N while quinine is a bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water.
quinoline
English
Noun
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wikipedia quinoline)
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en noun)
(organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a benzene ring fused with a pyridine ring; especially the simplest such compound, C9H7N.
Derived terms
* isoquinoline
* nitroquinoline
quinine
Noun
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(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
* Jesuit's bark
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