/berr"beuh reen'/ , n. Pharm.
a white or yellow, crystalline, water-soluble alkaloid, C 20 H 19 NO 5 , derived from barberry or goldenseal, used as an antipyrotic, antibacterial, and stomachic.
[ 1860-65; Berber ( is ) (see BERBERIDACEOUS) + -INE 1 ]