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Definition of: quinidine
(kwin′ə·dēn, -din) noun Chem.
A white crystalline alkaloid, C20H24N2O2, isomeric with quinine, contained in certain cinchona barks. It is used in medicine to regulate the heartbeat, and its sulfate is officinal.
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