Malaria Drug Found in Cinchona Bark
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from California, Group 1154, Puzzle 1 (Pacific Crest Trail).
Question is: Malaria Drug Found in Cinchona Bark
and the answer is: QUININE
Word Meaning:
QUININE — (pharmacology) An alkaloid with the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₄N₂O₂, originally derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona), used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it.
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