PIPERINE


Meaning of PIPERINE in English

/pip"euh reen', -euhr in/ , n. Chem.

a white, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 19 NO 3 , obtained from pepper and other piperaceous plants and also prepared synthetically: used as an insecticide.

[ 1810-20; piper PEPPER + -INE 1 ]

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