n.
Pronunciation: ' pi-p ə - ˌ r ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from French pipérine, from Latin piper pepper
Date: 1820
: a white crystalline alkaloid C 17 H 19 NO 3 that is the chief active constituent of pepper
n.
Pronunciation: ' pi-p ə - ˌ r ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from French pipérine, from Latin piper pepper
Date: 1820
: a white crystalline alkaloid C 17 H 19 NO 3 that is the chief active constituent of pepper
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012