pip|er|ine

pip|er|ine
pip|er|ine «PIHP uhr ihn, -uh reen», noun.
a white, crystalline alkaloid, obtained from a species of pepper or prepared synthetically, used as an antipyretic and insecticide. Formula: C17H19NO3
[< Latin piper pepper + English -ine2]

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