quinine
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Certain toxic compounds, like quinine, taste "bitter" to bees, so the researchers sought to find out whether this sense of taste could help them avoid drinking pesticides.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2023
Carbonated water failed to do that but it did inspire the creation of medicated water, or tonic water infused with quinine from the bark of the cinchona tree.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2023
Doctors are no longer allowed to prescribe quinine for cramps, so I drink a few mouthfuls of tonic water instead.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
Pharmaceuticals and anesthetics arrived, such as aspirin to relieve pain and fever and mass-produced quinine to treat malaria.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Small amounts of sweetened wine would be given to a patient to stimulate the blood; quinine would be administered.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing quinine
2015 Spelling Bee - Words from Round 2
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Scrabble: Words that Begin with Q
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English Words Derived from Quechua
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