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pereirine

[ puh-rair-een ]

/ pəˈrɛər in /

noun Chemistry.

Pharmacology. an alkaloid, C19H24ON2, obtained from pereira bark and formerly used as a quinine substitute.

Origin of pereirine

pereir(a bark) + -ine²

Words nearby pereirine

peregrine falcon, pereion, pereiopod, pereira, pereira bark, pereirine, perelman, peremptory, peremptory challenge, peremptory exception, perencephaly

Example sentences from the Web for pereirine

Pereirine may be extracted from an acid solution, after alkalising with ammonia, by ether or benzene.

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