As nouns the difference between salicin and quinine
is that salicin is a glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally 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.
salicin
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Noun
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A glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally.
See also
* aspirin
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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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