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Meaning of "piperine" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PIPERINE

From Latin piperpepper.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PIPERINE

piperine  [ˈpɪpəˌraɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIPERINE

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Piperine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PIPERINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Piperine

Piperine, along with its isomer chavicine, is the alkaloid responsible for the pungency of black pepper and long pepper. It has also been used in some forms of traditional medicine and as an insecticide. Piperine forms monoclinic needles, is slightly soluble in water (1g/25L (18°C)), and is highly soluble in alcohol (1g/15mL), ether (1g/36mL) and chloroform (1g/1.7mL). The solution in alcohol has a pepper-like taste.

Definition of piperine in the English dictionary

The definition of piperine in the dictionary is a crystalline insoluble alkaloid that is the active ingredient of pepper, used as a flavouring and as an insecticide. Formula: C17H19NO3.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIPERINE


acarine
ˈækəˌraɪn
anserine
ˈænsəˌraɪn
atherine
ˈæθəˌraɪn
azurine
ˈæzjʊəˌraɪn
catarrhine
ˈkætəˌraɪn
estuarine
ˈɛstjʊəˌraɪn
extrauterine
ˌɛkstrəˈjuːtəˌraɪn
leporine
ˈlɛpəˌraɪn
monorhine
ˈmɒnəˌraɪn
otarine
ˈəʊtəˌraɪn
passerine
ˈpæsəˌraɪn
pulverine
ˈpʌlvəˌraɪn
riverine
ˈrɪvəˌraɪn
saccharine
ˈsækəˌraɪn
tichorrhine
ˈtaɪkəˌraɪn
Turnverein
ˈtɜːnvəˌraɪn
uterine
ˈjuːtəˌraɪn
viperine
ˈvaɪpəˌraɪn
vomerine
ˈvəʊməˌraɪn
vulturine
ˈvʌltʃəˌraɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIPERINE

pipefitter
pipefitting
pipeful
pipeless
pipelike
pipeline
piper
piper gurnard
piperaceous
piperazine
piperic acid
piperidine
piperonal
pipes
pipes of Pan
pipestem
pipestone
pipette
pipework
pipewort

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIPERINE

algerine
bebeerine
berberine
cadaverine
Catherine
cycloserine
eserine
ferine
glycerine
intrauterine
Katherine
marine
nerine
nitroglycerine
papaverine
pelerine
phosphatidylserine
serine
speakerine
tangerine
wolverine

Synonyms and antonyms of piperine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «piperine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIPERINE

Find out the translation of piperine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of piperine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «piperine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胡椒碱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piperina
570 millions of speakers

English

piperine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

piperine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيبيرين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пиперин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

piperina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

piperine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pipérine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Piperine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Piperin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピペリン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피 페린
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Piperine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

piperine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

piperine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पपरीइन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

piperinedir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piperina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piperyna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пиперин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piperina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πιπερίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Piperine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

piperin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

piperine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of piperine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIPERINE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIPERINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about piperine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIPERINE»

Discover the use of piperine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to piperine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Molecular Targets and Therapeutic Uses of Spices: Modern ...
ABSORPTION AND METABOLISM OF PIPERINE Animal studies: When piperine was administered to male albino rats at a dose of 170 mg/kg by gavage or 85 mg/ kg i.p., about 97% was absorbed irrespective of the mode of dosing.90 Three ...
‎2009
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Chemistry of Spices
Piperine also stimulates leucine amino peptidase and glycyl–glycine dipeptidase activity, due to the alteration in enzyme kinetics. This suggests that piperine could modulate membrane dynamics due to its apolar nature by interacting with the ...
V. A. Parthasarathy, Bhageerathy Chempakam, T. John Zachariah, 2008
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Comprehensive Experimental Chemistry
31. Isolation. of. Piperine. from. Black. Pepper. Introduction Pepper is an annual native to new world tropics. It is related to the potato and tomato and it has similar white flowers but the entire glory is the leaves and large fleshy edible berries in ...
V. K. Ahluwalia, Sudha Raghav, 1997
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CRC Handbook of Medicinal Spices
One pungent principle of pepper is piperine, present at levels of 2-6%. According to Rinzler (1990), chavicine. piperidine, and piperine are all diaphoretic (none of them were in my database at home as such) (RIN). Like other pungent ...
James A. Duke, 2002
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Nutraceuticals: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals
radiolabelled vascine and sparteine at the same time as Piper longum, the major source of piperine, were shown to exhibit an increase in blood levels of vascine by nearly 233% and sparteine by more than 100%. It was proposed that piperine  ...
Brian Lockwood (Ph. D.), 2007
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The Whole Family Guide to Natural Asthma Relief: ...
The piperine content of black pepper is typically 3-7 percent by weight (dry weight), but ranges up to 9 percent. The fruits ofP.nigrum have the highest concentration, followed by the shoots, roots, and then leaves. In P. longum fruits, piperine is ...
C. Leigh Broadhurst, 2002
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The American Dispensatory, Containing the Natural, Chemical, ...
According to M. D. Meli, piperine has the same febrifuge properties as the alkalies of the cinchonas. At the hospital at Ravenna he has cured a great number of cases of fever with it, and he goes so far as to affirm its action is more certain and ...
John Redman Coxe, 1830
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Food Analysis by HPLC, Second Edition
A) CAPSAICEVE B) PIPERINE ? 2NHC(CH2)4CH=CH Fig. 9 Molecular structures of capsaicine and piperine. Peusch et al. (330) developed a method for the determination of C, DHC, and NC by RP- HPLC and fluorimetric detection at 320 nm ...
Leo M.L. Nollet, 2000
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Sourcebook of Flavors
The piperine content shall be not less than 55 percent by the Kjeldahl total nitrogen method. The commercially available oleoresins are shown in Table 7-67 . Quality Assessment The flavoring quality of oleoresins of black pepper is judged on ...
Gary Reineccius, 1998
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Spices and Seasonings: A Food Technology Handbook
The isomers have different configurations at the double bonds as follows: Piperine trans,trans Isopiperine cis,trans Isochavicine trans,cis Chavicine cis,cis None of the isomers have the high pungency level of piperine. It has been suggested ...
Donna R. Tainter, Anthony T. Grenis, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIPERINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term piperine is used in the context of the following news items.
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9 things you didn't know about pepper
Because the piperine is found in the core of the peppercorn and the oils are in the husk, so when the husk is cracked open, the essential oil ... «Inapub Editorial, Jul 15»
2
'Hwenteaa' is Ethiopian pepper (Xylopia aethiopica)
Black pepper owes its spiciness to the compound called piperine. Despite being botanically unrelated, all these 'peppers' have similar culinary ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
3
Stay safe this summer: Repel bugs, beware of scams
Picaridin is made to resemble the compound piperine, which occurs naturally in black pepper plants. Oil of lemon eucalyptus comes from the ... «Kenosha News, Jul 15»
4
Watch: Why Sniffing Pepper Makes You Sneeze
For starters, you might want to know that the compound that gives pepper its spiciness is an alkaloid called piperine. This alkaloid has ... «Softpedia News, Jul 15»
5
Hipster alert! The moustache wax that 'makes whisky taste better'
The collection comes in three flavours - Piperine Pepper, Citrus Essence, and Ginger Root - and are said to "intensify the flavour of the serve ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Johnnie Walker's whiskey moustache wax is 1st to enhance flavour …
The Boldest Wax collection comes in three scents - Piperine Pepper, Citrus Essence and Ginger Root - which are meant to intensify the flavour ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Dietary Supplements' Role in Cancer Prevention and Treatment
... together and are more effectively absorbed from the digestive system when used in combination with pepper extract (containing piperine). «Natural Products INSIDER, Jul 15»
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Johnnie Walker launches whisky 'tache wax
... of Johnnie Walker Red Label whisky, ginger ale and a wedge of lime – The Boldest Wax collection comes in three flavours; Piperine Pepper, ... «The Drinks Business, Jul 15»
9
Rediscovering the Cancer-Fighting Power of Turmeric
Studies at the University of Michigan found combining curcumin with piperine, the active compound in black pepper, improves absorption into ... «Asbestos.com, Jul 15»
10
Eat these foods if you want to lose the stubborn belly fat
A compound found in black pepper known as Piperine works by decreasing inflammation and inhibits the creation of new fat cells hence ... «Capital FM Kenya, Jun 15»

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