bebeerine

[ buh-beer-een, -in, beb-ee-uh-reen ]
/ bəˈbɪər in, -ɪn, ˈbɛb i əˌrin /

noun Pharmacology.

an alkaloid resembling quinine, obtained from the bark of the greenheart and other plants.

Origin of bebeerine

1850–55; < German Bebeerin, equivalent to Bebeer(ubaum) bebeeru tree + -in -ine2

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British Dictionary definitions for bebeerine

bebeerine
/ (bəˈbɪəriːn, -rɪn) /

noun

an alkaloid, resembling quinine, obtained from the bark of the greenheart and other plants

Word Origin for bebeerine

C19: from German Bebeerin; see bebeeru, -ine ²