berberine
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
/ˈbɜː.bə.ɹiːn/
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/ˈbɜː.bə.ɹiːn/ · /ˈbɝ.bəˌɹin/ · /ˈbɝ.bə.ɹɪn/
Definition of berberine
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)Any of a class of alkaloid C₂₀H₁₉NO₅ originally obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of the barberry, goldthread, and other plants. It is used in medicine especially for its antimicrobial properties.
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Etymology
From berberis + -ine.
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