kinic acid

A form of quinic acid — A white crystalline acid, tetrahydroxy-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, obtained from cinchona bark, coffee beans and yerba mate; used as an astringent, and in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals

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Meanings

nounkinic acid (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountablechemistryAlternative form of quinic acid.
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