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quinine

[kwahy-nahyn, kwin-ahyn, kwi-neen] / ˈkwaɪ naɪn, ˈkwɪn aɪn, kwɪˈnin /




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Although bees did not drink less of the pesticide-laced solutions, the authors demonstrated "bitter" taste avoidance using the compound quinine.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023

Carbonated water failed to do that but it did inspire the creation of medicated water, or tonic water infused with quinine from the bark of the cinchona tree.

From Salon • Jul. 27, 2023

As you note, however, tonic water contains quinine.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023

“The lime for scurvy, the fizzy water for anemia and other conditions, the quinine for malaria and the gin as a diuretic.”

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2022

The cops grouped the boys together, lined them up against a fence, and demanded to know which of them had jettisoned the bag, which later turned out to be filled with quinine, not heroin.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride