PIPERINE


Meaning of PIPERINE in English

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

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