cinchona

[ sing-koh-nuh, sin- ]

/ sɪŋˈkoʊ nə, sɪn- /

noun

any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Cinchona, of the madder family, especially C. calisaya, native to the Andes, cultivated there and in Java and India for its bark, which yields quinine and other alkaloids.

Also called Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark. the medicinal bark of such trees or shrubs.

Origin of cinchona

<New Latin, the Linnaean genus name, after Francisca Enriques de Ribera, Countess of Chinchón (died 1641), who was associated with the introduction of quinine into Europe, in several accounts now considered spurious

OTHER WORDS FROM cinchona

cin·chon·ic

[sin-kon-ik], /sɪnˈkɒn ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby cinchona

Cimmerian, Cimon, C. in C., cinch, cinch belt, cinchona, cinchonidine, cinchonine, cinchonism, cinchonize, Cincinnati

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for cinchona

I have been so much taken up with getting the cinchona seed, that I have hardly thought of anything else.
Real Gold|George Manville Fenn
In some cinchona bark a system of lactiferous vessels is found between the liber and mesophlum.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Up to this point the vegetation everywhere abounding had not indicated the presence, or even the vicinage, of the cinchona.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 11, No. 22, January, 1873|Various
Both are used as substitutes for decoction of cinchona bark.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

The official “bark” of the British Pharmacopoeia is that of Cinchona succirubra or red bark.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cinchona

cinchona

/ (sɪŋˈkəʊnə) /

noun

any tree or shrub of the South American rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, having medicinal bark

Also called: cinchona bark, Peruvian bark, calisaya, china bark the dried bark of any of these trees, which yields quinine and other medicinal alkaloids

any of the drugs derived from cinchona bark

Derived forms of cinchona

cinchonic (sɪŋˈkɒnɪk), adjective

Word Origin for cinchona

C18: New Latin, named after the Countess of Chinchón (1576–1639), vicereine of Peru

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for cinchona

cinchona

[ sĭng-kō′nə, sĭn-chō′- ]

n.

Any of several trees and shrubs of the genus Cinchona, native chiefly to the Andes and cultivated for bark that yields the medicinal alkaloids quinine and quinidine.

The dried bark of any of these plants.

单词	cinchona
释义	cinchona [ sing-koh-nuh, sin- ] / sɪŋˈkoʊ nə, sɪn- / noun any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Cinchona, of the madder family, especially C. calisaya, native to the Andes, cultivated there and in Java and India for its bark, which yields quinine and other alkaloids. Also called Jesuit's bark, Peruvian bark. the medicinal bark of such trees or shrubs. Origin of cinchona <New Latin, the Linnaean genus name, after Francisca Enriques de Ribera, Countess of Chinchón (died 1641), who was associated with the introduction of quinine into Europe, in several accounts now considered spurious OTHER WORDS FROM cinchona cin·chon·ic [sin-kon-ik], /sɪnˈkɒn ɪk/, adjective Words nearby cinchona Cimmerian, Cimon, C. in C., cinch, cinch belt, cinchona, cinchonidine, cinchonine, cinchonism, cinchonize, Cincinnati Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cinchona I have been so much taken up with getting the cinchona seed, that I have hardly thought of anything else. Real Gold\|George Manville Fenn In some cinchona bark a system of lactiferous vessels is found between the liber and mesophlum. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley Up to this point the vegetation everywhere abounding had not indicated the presence, or even the vicinage, of the cinchona. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 11, No. 22, January, 1873\|Various Both are used as substitutes for decoction of cinchona bark. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley The official “bark” of the British Pharmacopoeia is that of Cinchona succirubra or red bark. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cinchona cinchona / (sɪŋˈkəʊnə) / noun any tree or shrub of the South American rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, having medicinal bark Also called: cinchona bark, Peruvian bark, calisaya, china bark the dried bark of any of these trees, which yields quinine and other medicinal alkaloids any of the drugs derived from cinchona bark Derived forms of cinchona cinchonic (sɪŋˈkɒnɪk), adjective Word Origin for cinchona C18: New Latin, named after the Countess of Chinchón (1576–1639), vicereine of Peru Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for cinchona cinchona [ sĭng-kō′nə, sĭn-chō′- ] n. Any of several trees and shrubs of the genus Cinchona, native chiefly to the Andes and cultivated for bark that yields the medicinal alkaloids quinine and quinidine. The dried bark of any of these plants. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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