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quinic acid
noun quin·ic acid \ˌkwin-ik-, ˌkwīn-\
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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