quinic acid (English, noun)
expansion: quinic acid (countable and uncountable, plural quinic acids)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: A white crystalline acid, tetrahydroxy-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, obtained from cinchona bark, coffee beans and yerba mate; used as an astringent, and in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: quinic acids
tags: plural
form: kinic acid
tags: alternative