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Meaning of quinic acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi kiinihappo

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

quinicia quinicine quinidamine quinide quinidia quinidine

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