Balm for some cases of disordered heart rhythm is quinidine. This chemical is a relative of the old anti-malaria drug, quinine (Science News Letter).
Formula: C20H24N2O2Useful english dictionary. 2012.
quin — quin·a·crine; quin·al·dic; quin·al·dine; quin·al·din·i·um; quin·alizarin; quin·a·mine; quin·az·o·line; quin·centennial; quin·cun·cial; quin·cunx; quin·decagon; quin·deca·syllabic; quin·decemvir; quin·decemvirate; quin·decillion; quin·de·cim;… … English syllables
dine — ac·et·am·i·dine; ac·ri·dine; ad·lu·mi·dine; ae·dine; al·a·man·dine; al·man·dine; aman·dine; am·i·dine; an·dine; anis·i·dine; ar·se·dine; bal·a·dine; ben·zi·dine; bol·dine; brig·an·dine; can·a·dine; cel·an·dine; cev·a·dine; cin·chon·i·dine;… … English syllables
qui|nal|dine — «kwih NAL dihn», noun. Chemistry. a colorless, liquid compound occurring in coal tar and also obtained by synthetic methods, used in the preparation of certain dyes. Formula: C10H9N ╂[< quin(oline) + ald(ehyde) + (anil)ine] … Useful english dictionary
qui|noi|dine — «kwih NOY deen, dihn», noun. Pharmacy. a brownish black, resinous substance consisting of amorphous alkaloids. It is obtained as a by product in the manufacture of quinine, and used as a cheap substitute for it. ╂[< quin(a) + oid + ine2] … Useful english dictionary
quinaldine — quin·al·dine … English syllables
quinidine — quin·i·dine … English syllables
quinidine — quin•i•dine [[t]ˈkwɪn ɪˌdin, dɪn[/t]] n. pha a colorless, crystalline alkaloid, isomeric with quinine, obtained from cinchona bark and used for treating malaria and arrhythmia • Etymology: 1830–40; quin (ine) + idine … From formal English to slang
quinaldine — quin·al·dine kwin al .dēn, dən n an oily liquid base C10H9N that has a slightly pungent odor, is obtained by condensation of acetaldehyde and aniline and occurs in coal tar, and is used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals … Medical dictionary
quinidine — β Quinine; one of the alkaloids of cinchona, a stereoisomer of quinine (the C 9 epimer); used as an antimalarial; also used in the treatment of atrial fibrillation and flutter, and paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia. SYN … Medical dictionary
C9H6NCH3 — Quinaldine Quin*al dine, n. [Quinoline + aldehyde + aniline.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid of a slightly pungent odor, {C9H6N.CH3}, first obtained as a condensation product of aldehyde and aniline, and regarded as a derivative of quinoline; called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
