berberine

[ bur-buh-reen ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a white or yellow, crystalline, water-soluble alkaloid, C20H19NO5, derived from barberry or goldenseal, used as an antipyrotic, antibacterial, and stomachic.

Origin of berberine

1
1860–65; <New Latin Berber(is) (see berberidaceous) + -ine1

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British Dictionary definitions for berberine

berberine

/ (ˈbɜːbəˌriːn) /


noun
  1. a yellow bitter-tasting alkaloid obtained from barberry and other plants and used medicinally, esp in tonics. Formula: C 20 H 19 NO 5

Origin of berberine

1
C19: from German Berberin, from New Latin berberis barberry

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