piperine
nounA crystalline solid, C17H19NO3, extracted from black pepper and used as flavoring and as an insecticide.
A concretion of volcanic ashes.
A crystalline alkaloid (C17H19NO3) extracted from pepper.
A white crystalline compound of piperidine and piperic acid. It is obtained from the black pepper (Piper nigrum) and other species.
The alkaloid responsible for the pungency of black pepper.
