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Definition of: pereirine
(pə·rā′rēn, -rin) noun Chem.
An amorphous alkaloid, C20H26N2O, contained in pereira bark, and used in medicine as an antipyretic tonic. [<PEREIR(A BARK) + -INE2]
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