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bebeerine
[ buh-beer-een, -in, beb-ee-uh-reen ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- an alkaloid resembling quinine, obtained from the bark of the greenheart and other plants.
bebeerine
/ bəˈbɪəriːn; -rɪn /
noun
- an alkaloid, resembling quinine, obtained from the bark of the greenheart and other plants
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bebeerine1
1850–55; < German Bebeerin, equivalent to Bebeer ( ubaum ) bebeeru tree + -in -ine 2
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bebeerine1
C19: from German Bebeerin ; see bebeeru , -ine ²
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Example Sentences
This is the sulphate of bebeerine of commerce, and the one usually employed in medicine.
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