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Quinone vs Quinine - What's the difference?

quinone | quinine |

As nouns the difference between quinone and quinine

is that quinone is any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring while quinine is a bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water.

quinone

English

(wikipedia quinone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of a class of aromatic compounds having two carbonyl functional groups in the same six-membered ring.

    • Derived terms

    * benzoquinone * dioxyquinone * hydroquinone * ventiloquinone, isoventiloquinone

    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 ----