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piperine |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Piperine \Pip"er*ine\, n. [L. piper pepper: cf F. piperin, piperine.] (Chem.) A white crystalline compound of piperidine and piperic acid. It is obtained from the black pepper ({Piper nigrum}) and other species. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: piperine n : derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper [syn: {piperin}]
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