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quinic |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quinic \Quin"ic\, a. [See {Quinine}, and cf {Kinic}.] (Chem.) 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. [Written also {chinic}, {kinic}.]