Quinine
noun
A medicine used to treat malaria.
She was given quinine to treat her malaria.
Often appears as...
- quinine treatment
- quinine pills
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A bitter compound found in some bark of certain trees.
Quinine is found in the bark of the cinchona tree.
Often appears as...
- quinine bark
- quinine extraction
noun
A medicine used to treat malaria.
She was given quinine to treat her malaria.
Often appears as...
- quinine treatment
- quinine pills
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A bitter compound found in some bark of certain trees.
Quinine is found in the bark of the cinchona tree.
Often appears as...
- quinine bark
- quinine extraction
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Usage
Quinine is often associated with medical treatment, especially for malaria.
The doctor prescribed quinine as part of the malaria treatment regimen.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Relevance
Quinine has a historical significance as one of the first malaria treatments.
Historians mention quinine as a life-saving drug in tropical colonies.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Association
Quinine is known culturally for its addition to tonic water, creating a bitter taste.
Tonic water gains its unique flavor from the addition of quinine.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Usage
Quinine is often associated with medical treatment, especially for malaria.
The doctor prescribed quinine as part of the malaria treatment regimen.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Relevance
Quinine has a historical significance as one of the first malaria treatments.
Historians mention quinine as a life-saving drug in tropical colonies.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Association
Quinine is known culturally for its addition to tonic water, creating a bitter taste.
Tonic water gains its unique flavor from the addition of quinine.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Usage
Quinine is often associated with medical treatment, especially for malaria.
The doctor prescribed quinine as part of the malaria treatment regimen.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Relevance
Quinine has a historical significance as one of the first malaria treatments.
Historians mention quinine as a life-saving drug in tropical colonies.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Association
Quinine is known culturally for its addition to tonic water, creating a bitter taste.
Tonic water gains its unique flavor from the addition of quinine.
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Video examples
First Ascent of a Sky...
some of them are blood thinners some of them are clotting characteristics they all have potentially high value to man there's a long list of medications to got their start as natural defenses for example quinine the first effective
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Mosquitos, malaria and...
and two tools helped bring the death breakdown one was killing the mosquitoes with DDT and the other was treating the patients with quinine or quinine derivatives and so that's why the death
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Mosquitos, malaria and...
So it was everywhere. And two tools helped bring the death rate down. One was killing the mosquitos with DDT. The other was treating the patients with quinine, or quinine derivatives.
Video examples
First Ascent of a Sky...
some of them are blood thinners some of them are clotting characteristics they all have potentially high value to man there's a long list of medications to got their start as natural defenses for example quinine the first effective
Video examples
Mosquitos, malaria and...
and two tools helped bring the death breakdown one was killing the mosquitoes with DDT and the other was treating the patients with quinine or quinine derivatives and so that's why the death
Video examples
Mosquitos, malaria and...
So it was everywhere. And two tools helped bring the death rate down. One was killing the mosquitos with DDT. The other was treating the patients with quinine, or quinine derivatives.
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
James L. Petigru
American Public Servant
The pulse of the People is still so high as to call for more bleeding, before quinine can be administered with any hope of benefit.
Quote examples
James L. Petigru
American Public Servant
The pulse of the People is still so high as to call for more bleeding, before quinine can be administered with any hope of benefit.
Example 1 of 1
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