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berberin

berberin is the archaic form of berberine.

Meaning of berberine

Noun

berberine (countable and uncountable, plural berberines)

  1. 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.

Questions about berberin

What is berberin the archaic form of?
Berberin is the archaic form of berberine.

Words near berberin in the dictionary

  1. Berberian
  2. Berberians
  3. Berberich
  4. Berberiches
  5. berberidaceous
  6. berberin
  7. berberine
  8. berberines
  9. berberis
  10. berberises
  11. Berberism

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