NOUN | substance | piperin, piperine | derived from pepper (especially black pepper) |
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Meaning | derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper. | |
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Synonym | piperine | |
Broader | chemical irritant | A substance producing irritation |
Substance of | pepper, common pepper, black pepper, white pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum | climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe |
Spanish | piperina, piperin | |
Catalan | piperina |
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