QUINICINE
\kwˈɪnɪsˌiːn], \kwˈɪnɪsˌiːn], \k_w_ˈɪ_n_ɪ_s_ˌiː_n]\
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When a salt of quinia is exposed to heat with certain precautions, the alkaloid is changed into another isomeric with it, to which this name has been given. Quinicine, and its sulphate, possess the same medical properties as quinia and its salts.
By Robley Dunglison
