Meanings
nounpiperine (usually uncountable, plural piperines)
plural piperines
- uncountableusuallychemistryThe alkaloid responsible for the pungency of black pepper.
Synonyms: piperoylpiperidine, bioperine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe alkaloid responsible for the pungency of black pepper.
Similar
piperoylpiperidinebioperine
More synonyms by meaning
nounderived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper
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Broader
chemical irritant
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan piperina
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French pipérine
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Italian piperina
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Portuguese piperina
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Spanish piperina
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Cite this entry
APA
piperine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piperine
MLA
“piperine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piperine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piperine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piperine.
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