"quinic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quinic acids [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish quina "cinchona bark" (from which it is obtained), from Quechua kina. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|es|-}} Spanish, {{uder|en|qu|kina}} Quechua kina Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} quinic acid (countable and uncountable, plural quinic acids)
  1. (organic chemistry) A white crystalline acid, tetrahydroxy-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, obtained from cinchona bark, coffee beans and yerba mate; used as an astringent, and in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals Wikipedia link: quinic acid Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Carboxylic acids Synonyms: kinic acid Derived forms: quinate

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