quinine
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Quinine in sugar solution was deterrent to bees at high concentrations.
From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023
Quinine is an antimalarial drug that is used to treat malaria in the Western Hemisphere.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Quinine, a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat malaria, has also been used off-label to treat nighttime leg cramps, something the F.D.A. says is neither safe nor effective.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021
Quinine, or the lack of it, has played a critical role in warfare for generations, as doctors tried to fight off the impact of malaria, which could decimate an army with fevers and chills.
From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2020
Quinine pills taste bad enough to give you a hair problem.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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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