quina

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noun

quinine

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Meanings

quina1

nounquina (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablequinine

    In the frequent naval expeditions, on the coast of Africa, quina is in general use as a prophylactic, yet fevers, often of great severity, constantly occur.

    1871, Charles Frederick Oldham, What is Malaria?, page 66

Quina2

proper noun
  1. archaeologyA variety of the Mousterian industry of the European Middle Palaeolithic, associated with Neanderthals and characterized by thick and wide flakes, often bearing cortex, with scaled stepped retouch.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AquinQuain
Cite this entry
APA

quina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quina

MLA

“quina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quina. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quina,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quina.

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