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quina¹

noun

  1. archaic, uncountable quinine In the frequent naval expeditions, on the coast of Africa, quina is in general use as a prophylactic, yet fevers, often of great severity, constantly occur.

Quina²

proper noun

  1. A variety of the Mousterian industry of the European Middle Palaeolithic, associated with Neanderthals and characterized by thick and wide flakes, often bearing cortex, with scaled stepped retouch.

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@misc{quina_2026,
  title = {quina},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quina},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}