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hiniin

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 11.02.2025

Meanings

kiinapuu koorest saadav või sünteetiliselt valmistatav valge mõru kristalne raviaine (kasutatakse nt malaaria puhul)
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Usage examples
  • Hiniini oli malaaria ravimiseks kasutatud juba üle 300 aasta ning selle tõhusus on hästi teada.

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 727459 Last modified 21.10.2024
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Domain organic chemistrypharmacology - toxicologyChemical Industry - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Productspharmaceutical products
kiniin preferred
hiniin former
quinine preferred
  • kiinapuu koores sisalduv alkaloid
  • malaariaravimina kasutatav kiinapuu koore alkaloid
  • a bitter‐tasting alkaloid obtained especially from the bark of cinchona, any of a number of trees or shrubs of the tropical genus Cinchona (especially the Javan species C. lidgeriana and various South American species)
Good to know
  • Kiniin (hiniin) on kiinapuu (Cinchona) koore alkaloid, mis on erakordelt mõru juba väga tugevas lahjenduses, seetõttu lisatakse teda maitseainena jookidesse.
kiniin preferred
Usage examples
  • Toimeaine kiniin on malaariavastane aine.
hiniin former
Good to know
  • KEM järgi vananenud termin [21.09.2015]
quinine preferred
Good to know
  • It forms salts and is toxic to the malarial parasite, and so quinine and its salts are used to treat malaria; in small doses it may be prescribed for colds and influenza. In dilute solutions it has a pleasant astringent taste and is added to some types of tonic water.
quinine

Word forms

Inflection Type 22e

hiniin hiniinid
hiniini hiniinide
hiniini hiniine ~ hiniinisid

Etymology

laensõna
  • hiniin
    • Chinin 'hiniin'
      • chinina 'hiniin' sõnast china 'kiinapuu; kiinapuu koor'

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