quinic acid

noun

quin·ic acid | \ ˌkwin-ik-, ˌkwīn-

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Medical Definition of quinic acid

: a crystalline acid C₇H₁₂O₆ obtained from cinchona bark, coffee beans, and other plant products and made synthetically by hydrolysis of chlorogenic acid

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