Found 2 items, similar to piperine.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: piperine piperine n : derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper [syn: piperin]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Piperine 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]