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Definition: QUINQUINA |
QUINQUINANoun1. Peruvian bark. |
Date "QUINQUINA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1919. (references) |
Etymology: Quinquina \Quin*qui"na\, noun. [New Latin expression. French See Quinine.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Remedy | Agueweed, arnica, benzoin, bitartrate of potash, boneset, calomel, catnip, cinchona, cream of tartar, Epsom salts; feverroot, feverwort; friar's balsam, Indian sage; ipecac, ipecacuanha; jonquil, mercurous chloride, Peruvian bark; quinine, quinquina; sassafras, yarrow. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: QUINQUINA |
| Non-English Usage: "QUINQUINA" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (quinquina), Portuguese (cinchona tree, quinquina). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | La Culture du quinquina (1946) Victime du quinquina Max (1911) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Democratic Republic of Congo | Agriculture: Cash crops--coffee, rubber, palm oil, quinquina, cocoa, sugar. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "QUINQUINA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | خمس سنوات (quinquennium). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | quinquina. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kininfa. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inquinaquay quinquina (cinchona tree). (various references) хинное дерево. (various references) kininova kora. (various references) kinaträd (China bark tree, cinchona tree). (various references) cây canh ki na. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "QUINQUINA" (pronounced 'Quin*qui"na'): Abuna, Achatina, Alcanna, Alhenna, Alumna, Amphirhina, Amphisbaena, Angina, Anna, Anona, Antenna, arena, Avena, Avifauna, Banana, Becuna, BELLADONNA, Bellona, Carina, Casuarina, Catena, Cavatina, Concertina, Coquina, Cromorna, Curtana, Czarevna, Czarina, Damiana, DIANA, Echidna, Erythrina, Galena, Gehenna, Gena, Globigerina, Glucina, Hemina, henna, Hosanna, HYENA, iguana, Krishna, lacuna, Lena, Levana, Limacina, Linguatulina, Littorina, Luna. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-i-n-n-q-q-u-u" | |
-2 letters: quinina. | |
-3 letters: quinin. | |
-5 letters: inia, quai, quin, unai, unau. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-i-n-n-q-q-u-u" | |
+2 letters: quinquennia. | |
+3 letters: quinquennial. | |
+4 letters: quinquennials. | |
+5 letters: quinquennially. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Rhymes 7. Anagrams 8. Bibliography |
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