quinine

«quinine» in Mova's school dictionary: a bitter medicine made from the bark of the cinchona tree… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (quinine, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

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 →

2) Quinine gives tonic water its bitter taste. tree →

sense 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 →
• For hundreds of years quinine was used to treat malaria. tree →
• Tonic water tastes bitter because it contains quinine. tree →
• Under a UV lamp, tonic water glows blue because of the quinine. tree →
• Explorers carried quinine to protect themselves from malaria. tree →
• Doctors now use newer medicines for malaria. tree →
• Quinine is very bitter, so it was mixed into drinks. tree →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «quinine» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.