kinic acid

/K IH1 N IH0 K AE0 S AH0 D/
noun
  1. 1

    (organic chemistry) Alternative form of quinic acid. [(organic chemistry) 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]