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bebeerine

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be⋅bee⋅rine

  [buh-beer-een, -in, beb-ee-uh-reen]
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–noun Pharmacology.
an alkaloid resembling quinine, obtained from the bark of the greenheart and other plants.
Origin:
1850–55; < G Bebeerin, equiv. to Bebeer(ubaum) bebeeru tree + -in -ine 2
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Main Entry: be·bee·rine
Pronunciation: b&-'bi(&)r-"En, -&n; 'beb-(E-)&-"rEn
Function: noun
: a crystalline alkaloidC36H38N3O6 known in two optically different forms; especially : the dextrorotatory form
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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