piperine

noun pip·er·ine \ˈpi-pə-ˌrēn\

Definition of PIPERINE

: a white crystalline alkaloid C₁₇H₁₉NO₃ that is the chief active constituent of pepper

probably from French pipérine, from Latin piper pepper

First Known Use: 1820

Medical Dictionary

noun pip·er·ine \ˈpip-ə-ˌrēn\

: a white crystalline alkaloid C₁₇H₁₉NO₃ that is the chief active constituent of pepper

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