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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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