1. of, relating to, or derived from cinchona bark or its alkaloids
Usage: technical; chemistry/pharmacology
2. of or relating to cinchonine, an alkaloid found in cinchona bark
Usage: technical; chemistry

Examples

• Cinchonic alkaloids have been used historically to treat malaria.
• The cinchonic compounds in the bark were extracted for pharmaceutical use.
• Researchers studied the cinchonic properties of various plant species.
• Cinchonic acid is one of the chemical constituents found in cinchona.
• The cinchonic extract showed antimalarial activity in laboratory tests.