quinic

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Of, pertaining to, or derived from quinine
To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn
A hollow spindle
The bark is finely laminated, and very heavy with alkaline substances, and is
A roll of dried bark; as, a quill of cinnamon or of cinchona
The bark of a rosaceous tree (Quillaja Saponaria), native of Chili
A spindle, or spool, as of reed or wood, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle
Something having the form of a quill The fold or plain of a ruff
To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill aruffle
Pertaining to, derived from, or connected with, quinine and related compounds; specifically, designating a nonnitrogenous acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee, beans, etc
as a white crystalline substance

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quinic acid
A white crystalline acid, tetrahydroxy-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, obtained from cinchona bark and coffee beans; used as an astringent, and in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals