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quinine in Bulgarian

quinine in Bulgarian is хинин — quinine means a bitter compound extracted from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and to flavour tonic water.

quinine in Bulgarian

хинин
noun
Pronounced: hinin
(pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid with the chemical formula C20H24N2O2, originally derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona), used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it. [from early 19th c.]

What does "quinine" mean?

  1. noun A bitter compound extracted from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and to flavour tonic water.
    "Tonic water gets its bitter taste from a small amount of quinine."
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quinine in a sentence

  • Tonic water gets its bitter taste from a small amount of quinine.
  • Early European settlers relied on quinine to survive malaria outbreaks.

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What is "quinine" in Bulgarian?

"quinine" in Bulgarian is хинин. quinine means: A bitter compound extracted from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and to flavour tonic water.

How do you pronounce хинин?

"quinine" in Bulgarian is хинин, pronounced "hinin".

How do you use "quinine" in a sentence?

Example: "Tonic water gets its bitter taste from a small amount of quinine." In Bulgarian, "quinine" is хинин.

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