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bebeerine

American  
[buh-beer-een, -in, beb-ee-uh-reen] / bəˈbɪər in, -ɪn, ˈbɛb i əˌrin /

noun

Pharmacology.

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

bebeerine British  
/ bəˈbɪəriːn, -rɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bebeerine

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

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