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Noun: piperine  'pi-pu,reen
  1. Derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper
    - piperin

Derived forms: piperines

Type of: chemical irritant

Part of: black pepper, common pepper, Madagascar pepper, pepper, Piper nigrum, white pepper

Encyclopedia: Piperine

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Piper cubeba
Piper longum
Piper nigrum
Piperaceae
piperacillin
Piperales
piperazine
piperidine
piperin
piperine
piperocaine
piperocaine hydrochloride
pipestem clematis
pipestone
pipet
pipette
pipework
pipewort
pipewort family
Pipidae