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quinic

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}.]