berberine Hear it!

berberine Definition

ber·ber·ine (bʉr′bər ēn′, -in′)

noun

a bitter, yellow alkaloid, CHNO·6HO or CHNO·6HO, obtained from barberry and other plants: it is used as a dye and as a drug in treating malaria, fever, or skin ulcers

Etymology: < ModL berberina < ML barberis, barberry

berberine Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • contain: It contains berberine, an alkaloid that may prevent UTIs by inhibiting bacteria from adhering to the wall of the urinary bladder.

Browse dictionary entries near berberine

  1. ‹ Berbera
  2. ‹ Berber
  3. ‹ berate
  4. ‹ BER
  5. ‹ bequest
  6. ‹ bequeath
  7. ‹ Beowulf
  8. ‹ Beograd
  9. ‹ benzyl
  10. ‹ benzoyl
  1. berceuse ›
  2. berdache ›
  3. Berdyaev ›
  4. bereave ›
  5. bereaved ›
  6. bereavement ›
  7. bereft ›
  8. Berenice ›
  9. Berenice's Hair ›
  10. Berenson ›