bebeerine
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editbebeerine (countable and uncountable, plural bebeerines)
- (organic chemistry) An alkaloid found in the bark of the bibiru (Chlorocardium rodiei). It is a tonic, antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a substitute for quinine.
References
edit- “bebeerine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.