quinine

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Although bees did not drink less of the pesticide-laced solutions, the authors demonstrated "bitter" taste avoidance using the compound quinine.

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

The Underdowns and mother were just finishing up with the fascinating subject of quinine pills, and then it went quiet for, as they say, an uncomfortable silence.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver