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BERBERIN

\bˈɜːbəɹˌɪn], \bˈɜːbəɹˌɪn], \b_ˈɜː_b_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_n]\

Definitions of BERBERIN

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary

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Barberry alkaloid; supposed tonic.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

A yellow bitter principle, contained in the alcoholic extract of the barberry plant.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

An alkaloid, C20H17NO4, from the bark of barberry; a useful tonic.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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