piperine

pip·er·ine

 (pĭp′ə-rēn′)

n.

A crystalline solid, C₁₇H₁₉NO₃, extracted from black pepper and used as flavoring and as an insecticide.

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[Latin piper, pepper; see pepper + -ine.]

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piperine

(ˈpɪpəˌraɪn; -rɪn)

n

(Elements & Compounds) a crystalline insoluble alkaloid that is the active ingredient of pepper, used as a flavouring and as an insecticide. Formula: C17H19NO3

[C19: from Latin piper pepper]

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pip•er•ine

(ˈpɪp əˌrin, -ər ɪn)

n.

a white, crystalline alkaloid, C₁₇H₁₉NO₃, obtained from pepper: used as an insecticide.

[1810–20; < Latin piper pepper + -ine¹]

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piperine - derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper piperin black pepper, common pepper, Madagascar pepper, pepper, Piper nigrum, white pepper - climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam chemical irritant - a substance producing irritation

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