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pereirine

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pe⋅rei⋅rine

  [puh-rair-een]
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–noun Chemistry.
Pharmacology. an alkaloid, C1 9H2 4ON2, obtained from pereira bark and formerly used as a quinine substitute.
Origin:
pereir(a bark) + -ine 2
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