BERBERINE

Noun

berberine (plural berberines)

(organic chemistry) Any of a class of alkaloid originally obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of the barberry, goldthread, and other plants.

Source: Wiktionary


Ber"ber*ine, n. (Chem.)

Definition: An alkaloid obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of the barberry, gold thread, and other plants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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