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Alkaloid vs Piperine - What's the difference?

alkaloid | piperine |

As nouns the difference between alkaloid and piperine

is that alkaloid is alkaloid while piperine is (organic compound) the alkaloid responsible for the pungency of black pepper.

alkaloid

English

(wikipedia alkaloid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of many organic heterocyclic bases, that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.

    • Hyponyms

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    Related terms

    * atropine * codeine * Demerol * emetine * ergotamine * lysergic acid * meperidine * morphine * nicotine * papaverine * pethidine * piperidine * reserpine * scopine * strychnine * thebaine * yohimbine

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    piperine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia piperine) (-)
  • (organic compound) The alkaloid responsible for the pungency of black pepper