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Piperine
Pip′er-ine
,Noun.
[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. Definition 2024
piperine
piperine
English
Noun
piperine (usually uncountable, plural piperines)
- (organic chemistry) The alkaloid responsible for the pungency of black pepper
Synonyms
- (organic compound): piperoylpiperidine, bioperine
See also
- chavicine, isopiperine, isochavicine - isomers