Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quinovin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quinovin
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amorphous bitter glucoside derived from cinchona and other barks.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

New Latin quina nova, the tree (formerly Cosmibuena magnifolia) whose bark yields quinovin. See -in.

Usage

Inflected Forms

chinovin (alternative) kinovin (alternative)

Questions

What does quinovin mean?
An amorphous bitter glucoside derived from cinchona and other barks.
Where does quinovin come from?
New Latin quina nova, the tree (formerly Cosmibuena magnifolia) whose bark yields quinovin. See -in.

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