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# quinine

noun (quinine, uncountable)

«quinine» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Quinine is a bitter medicine made from the bark of the cinchona tree from South America, used for a long time to treat malaria. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quinine/#m1)
2. Quinine gives tonic water its bitter taste. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quinine/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and history lessons it shows medicine coming from plants: Quechua healers in the Andes knew about cinchona bark, and later quinine helped people fight malaria in hot countries. Today doctors use newer drugs for malaria. A fun fact: tonic water glows blue under ultraviolet light because of the quinine. Phrases: «quinine tablets», «tonic water with quinine».

### Examples

- Quinine comes from the bark of the cinchona tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quinine/#x1)
- For hundreds of years quinine was used to treat malaria. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quinine/#x2)
- Tonic water tastes bitter because it contains quinine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quinine/#x3)
- Under a UV lamp, tonic water glows blue because of the quinine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quinine/#x4)
- Explorers carried quinine to protect themselves from malaria. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quinine/#x5)
- Doctors now use newer medicines for malaria. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quinine/#x6)
- Quinine is very bitter, so it was mixed into drinks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quinine/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. UK says «KWIN-een», US often «KWY-nine». Medicine should only be taken as a doctor says: tonic water does not prevent malaria.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «quinine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quinine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«quinine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quinine.html) on Mova free.