Defn: A fifteenth. [Obs.] Prynne.
QUINHYDRONE
Quin*hy"drone, n. Etym: [Quinone + hydroquinone.] (Chem.)
Defn: A green crystalline substance formed by the union of quinone with hydroquinone, or as an intermediate product in the oxidation of hydroquinone or the reduction of quinone. [Written also chinhydrone.]
QUINIA
Quin"i*a, n. Etym: [NL.] (Chem.)
Defn: Quinine.
QUINIBLE
Quin"i*ble, n. Etym: [L. quini five each.] (Mus.)
Defn: An interval of a fifth; also, a part sung with such intervals.
[Obs.] "He sang . . . a loud quynyble." Chaucer.
QUINIC
Quin"ic, a. Etym: [See Quinine, and cf. Kinic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, derived from, or connected with, quinine and related compounds; specifically, designating a nonnitrogenous acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee, beans, etc., as a white crystalline substance. [Written also chinic, kinic.]
QUINICINE
Quin"i*cine, n. (Chem.)