quinic acid

Alternative forms

 * kinic acid

Etymology
From quina "cinchona bark" (from which it is obtained), from.

Noun

 * 1)  A white crystalline acid, tetrahydroxy-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, obtained from cinchona bark, coffee beans and yerba mate; used as an astringent, and in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals

Derived terms

 * quinate