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pereirine

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[puh-rair-een] / pəˈrɛər in /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. Pharmacology.  an alkaloid, C 1 9 H 2 4 ON 2 , obtained from pereira bark and formerly used as a quinine substitute.

Etymology

Origin of pereirine

pereir(a bark) + -ine 2

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