'Piperine' definitions:
Definition of 'piperine'
(from WordNet)
noun
Derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper [syn: piperin, piperine]
Definition of 'Piperine'
From: GCIDE
- Piperine \Pip"er*ine\, n. [L. piper pepper: cf. F. piperin, piperine.] (Chem.) A white crystalline compound of piperidine and piperic acid. It is obtained from the black pepper (Piper nigrum) and other species. [1913 Webster]