bebeerine

[ buh-beer-een, -in, beb-ee-uh-reen ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. an alkaloid resembling quinine, obtained from the bark of the greenheart and other plants.

bebeerine

/ bəˈbɪəriːn; -rɪn /

noun

1. an alkaloid, resembling quinine, obtained from the bark of the greenheart and other plants

Word History and Origins

Origin of bebeerine¹

1850–55; < German Bebeerin, equivalent to Bebeer ( ubaum ) bebeeru tree + -in -ine ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of bebeerine¹

C19: from German Bebeerin ; see bebeeru , -ine ²

Example Sentences

This is the sulphate of bebeerine of commerce, and the one usually employed in medicine.

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