cinchona
pronunciation
How to pronounce cinchona in British English:
UK [sɪŋ'kəʊnə]
How to pronounce cinchona in American English:
US [sɪŋ'koʊnə]
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- Noun:
- any of several trees of the genus Cinchona
Word Origin
Example
- 1. One of these , the bark of cinchona tree , was found to be excellent for treating malaria .
- 2. A new sensitive chemiluminescence system for determination of cinchona alkaloids with fia .
- 3. Cinchona : any of several trees and shrubs of the genus cinchona , native chiefly to the andes and cultivated for bark that yields the medicinal alkaloids quinine and quinidine , which are used to treat malaria .
- 4. Any of several trees and shrubs of the genus cinchona , native chiefly to the andes and cultivated for bark that yields the medicinal alkaloids quinine and quinidine , which are used to treat malaria .