piperine Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper
    piperin.

WordNet

Pip"er*ine noun
Etymology
L. piper pepper: cf. F. piperin, piperine.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) A white crystalline compound of piperidine and piperic acid. It is obtained from the black pepper (Piper nigrum) and other species.

Webster 1913