Meaning Of The Word Quinic acid

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quinic acid in American English
a colorless, crystalline acid, C6H7(OH)4·COOH, prepared from cinchona bark, coffee beans, etc.
noun: a white, crystalline, water-soluble, solid cyclic compound, C7H12 O6, present in cinchona bark, coffee beans, and the leaves of many plants

quinic acid in British English
white crystalline soluble optically active carboxylic acid
noun: a white crystalline soluble optically active carboxylic acid, found in cinchona bark, bilberries, coffee beans, and the leaves of certain other plants; 1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylic acid. Formula: C6 H7(OH)4COOH

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