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Berberine
Ber′ber-ine
,Noun.
(Chem.)
An alkaloid obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of the barberry, gold thread, and other plants.
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berberine
berberine
English
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.