Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
cin·chon·amine Pronunciation:
si[ng]-'kO-n&-"mEn, sin-'chO-, -m&n Function:
noun : a white crystalline alkaloidC
19H
24N
2O obtained from some So. American shrubs (genus
Remijia) of the madder family that has been used as a substitute for and is more toxic than quinine
