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piperine

American  
[pip-uh-reen, -er-in] / ˈpɪp əˌrin, -ər ɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a white, crystalline alkaloid, C 1 7 H 1 9 NO 3 , obtained from pepper and other piperaceous plants and also prepared synthetically: used as an insecticide.

piperine British  
/ ˈpɪpəˌraɪn, -rɪn /

noun

  1. a crystalline insoluble alkaloid that is the active ingredient of pepper, used as a flavouring and as an insecticide. Formula: C 17 H 19 NO 3

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Etymology

Origin of piperine

1810–20; < Latin piper pepper + -ine 1

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Piperine has also been made by the uniting of piperidine and piperic acid, and, as piperidine has already been formed from pyridine, we have here a true synthesis also.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various

Piperine, the alkaloid of pepper, has also been well studied.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various

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