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Quinolone vs Quinine - What's the difference?

quinolone | quinine |

As nouns the difference between quinolone and quinine

is that quinolone is any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline while quinine is a bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water.

quinolone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline.
  • (medicine) Any of a range of broad-spectrum antibiotics, related to nalidixic acid, based on this structure.

    • Related terms

    * fluoroquinolone

    External links

    * ("quinolone" on Wikipedia)

    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

    * Jesuit's bark ----