quin‧ine /ˈkwɪniːn $ ˈkwaɪnaɪn/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Spanish;
Origin: quina name of the tree from which quinine is obtained, from Quechua quinaquina]
a drug used for treating fevers, especially
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