Quinine, derived from cinchona bark, was a vital medicine that enabled European explorers to survive tropical fevers.
金鸡纳树皮中提取的奎宁是一种重要药物，使欧洲探险家得以在热带热病中生存。
- The tree also produces a deep red resin, historically used as a dye and in traditional medicine.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “medicine”?
A — A substance used to treat illness. “medicine” means a substance used to treat illness.
Which word means “a substance used to treat illness”?
C — medicine. “medicine” means a substance used to treat illness.
medicine — a substance used to treat illness. In Chinese: 药，药物.
medicine is pronounced /ˈmɛdɪsɪn/.
Quinine, derived from cinchona bark, was a vital medicine that enabled European explorers to survive tropical fevers. (金鸡纳树皮中提取的奎宁是一种重要药物，使欧洲探险家得以在热带热病中生存。)
medication, drug, remedy — all close in meaning to medicine (a substance used to treat illness).
Yes. medicine is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.