berberine

English

Etymology

From berberis +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜː.bə.ɹiːn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝ.bəˌɹin/

Noun

berberine (countable and uncountable, plural berberines)

(biochemistry, pharmacology) 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.

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Translations

Translations

Chinese:
Mandarin: 小檗鹼／小檗碱 (xiǎobòjiǎn), 小檗硷 (xiǎobòjiǎn), 黃連素／黄连素 (zh) (huángliánsù)
Finnish: berberiini
Japanese: ベルベリン (beruberin)
Russian: бербери́н (ru) m (berberín)

References

“berberine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“berberine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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