quinologist

Meanings

• noun

  A quinologist is an expert in quinology, a field of study that focuses on quinines and their derivatives.

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Rhymes

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quineline , oculineline

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Variants

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quinella , quinellas , quiniela , quinielas

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'quinine', which is a quinoline derivative and the main active ingredient in cinchona bark, and the suffix '-logy' meaning 'study of'

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Trivia

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1. Quinine was first extracted from cinchona bark in the late 1800s.

2. Quinine is also used as a bittering agent in tonic water.

3. The cinchona tree is named after the Countess of Chinchon, who was the wife of the Spanish viceroy in Peru when cinchona bark was first discovered.

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1. quinine: A natural alkaloid derived from the bark of the cinchona tree, used as an antimalarial drug and for the treatment of other conditions.

2. cinchona: A genus of trees in the Rubiaceae family, native to South America, whose bark contains quinine and other quinoline alkaloids.

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Quinology is a relatively obscure field of study, with most research being conducted in pharmaceutical and medical contexts. It is particularly relevant to the study of malaria, as quinines are effective antimalarial drugs.

How to Memorize "quinologist"

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   - Visualize a quinologist as someone wearing a lab coat, holding a test tube filled with a yellow-brown liquid (quinine solution).

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'quinologist' with the word 'quinine' and the image of a cinchona tree.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Quinines are for quelling malaria' to remember the meaning of 'quinologist'.

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