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单词 piperine
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piperine

[ pip-uh-reen, -er-in ]
/ ˈpɪp əˌrin, -ər ɪn /

noun Chemistry.

a white, crystalline alkaloid, C17H19NO3, obtained from pepper and other piperaceous plants and also prepared synthetically: used as an insecticide.

Origin of piperine

1810–20; <Latin piperpepper + -ine1

Words nearby piperine

piperacillin, piperacillin sodium, pipe rack, piperazine, piperidine, piperine, pipe roll, piperonal, piperonyl butoxide, pipe snake, pipes of Pan
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Example sentences from the Web for piperine

  • Pepper owes its properties to an alkaloid, piperine, and to a volatile oil.

    Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder
  • He has proved that the alkaloid so obtained is identical with that prepared from piperine.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887|Various
  • Piperine, the alkaloid of pepper, has also been well studied.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883|Various

British Dictionary definitions for piperine

piperine
/ (ˈpɪpəˌraɪn, -rɪn) /

noun

a crystalline insoluble alkaloid that is the active ingredient of pepper, used as a flavouring and as an insecticide. Formula: C 17 H 19 NO 3

Word Origin for piperine

C19: from Latin piper pepper
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