Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piperine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
piper-ine
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The alkaloid responsible for the pungency of black pepper.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

piperines (plural)

Phrases

isochavicine: isomers

Frequently Paired Words

chavicine isopiperine isochavicine: isomers

Synonyms

piperoylpiperidine bioperine piperin

Questions

What does piperine mean?
The alkaloid responsible for the pungency of black pepper.

How to pronounce piperine

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