PEREIRINE


Meaning of PEREIRINE in English

/peuh rair"een/ , n. Chem.

Pharm. an alkaloid, C 19 H 24 ON 2 , obtained from pereira bark and formerly used as a quinine substitute.

[ PEREIR(A BARK) + -INE 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .