apoquinamine

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

apo- +‎ quinamine

Noun[edit]

apoquinamine (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C19H22N2O, that is formed by dissolving quinamine in acid.
    • 1878, Yearbook of Pharmacy, page 64:
      Apoquinamine [] is isomeric with homocinchonidine, and is formed by the action of concentrated HCl on quinamine and conquinamine []