Word: nonquinine
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
qui
nine
Definition: Not quinine; a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: quinine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An alkaloid with the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₄N₂O₂ derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona) used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: quinquina
Language: fr
Decoded: quinquina
PoS: Noun
Meaning: cinchona (tree)
Affix: -ine
Language: fr
Decoded: -ine
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjectival suffix