[f. QUIN-A + -(O)LOGIST.] One who makes a special study of, or is an authority on, quinine.
186976. J. E. Howard, Quinology E. Indian Plant., 13. The Quinologist appointed by Government.
1890. Times, 5 Feb., 9/5. [The] late quinologist to the Bengal Government.
So Quinology, the scientific study of quinine; cinchonology. (Cf. Sp. quinologia, F. quinologie.)
1862. J. E. Howard, Illustr. Nueva Quinologia, 2. Much valuable assistance in the pursuit of Quinology. Ibid. (186976), (title), The Quinology of East Indian Plantations.