bə̇ˈbiˌrēn, -_rə̇n; ˈbeb(ē)əˌrēn noun
also bi·bi·rine bə̇ˈbiˌrēn, -_rə̇n; ˈbibəˌrēn
( -s )
Etymology: German bebeerin, from bebeerubaum bebeeru tree (from Spanish & Portuguese bibirú ) + -in -ine
: a crystalline alkaloid C 36 H 38 N 2 O 6 known in two optically different forms ; especially : the dextrorotatory form obtained from the bark of the bebeeru and the pareira — see curine