quinine test

noun

A sensory evaluation or laboratory procedure that uses quinine to evaluate either human taste perception or the presence of the drug in bodily fluids.

Meanings

nounquinine test (plural quinine tests)

plural quinine tests

  1. medicineA sensory evaluation or laboratory procedure that uses quinine to evaluate either human taste perception or the presence of the drug in bodily fluids.
  2. historicalmedicineA diagnostic or experimental test for the presence of malaria, involving the administration of quinine.
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