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Webster 1913 Edition
Bebirine
{
Be-bee′rine
, orBe-bi′rine
}(bē̍-bē′rĭn or -rēn)
, Noun.
(Chem.)
An alkaloid got from the bark of the
bebeeru
, or green heart of Guiana (Nectandra Rodiœi
). It is a tonic, antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a substitute for quinine. [Written also
bibirine
.]