Meaning Of The Word Quinidine

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quinidine in American English
a colorless, crystalline alkaloid, C20H24N2O2, isomeric with and resembling quinine, extracted from cinchona bark
noun: a colorless, crystalline alkaloid, C20H24N2O2, isomeric with quinine, obtained from the bark of certain species of cinchona trees or shrubs, used chiefly to regulate heart rhythm and to treat malaria

quinidine in British English
noun: a crystalline alkaloid drug that is an optically active diastereoisomer of quinine: used to treat heart arrhythmias. Formula: C20 H24N2 O2

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