Term: berberine
IPA: ˈbɜː.bə.ɹiːn, ˈbɝ.bəˌɹin

==English==
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===Etymology===
{{ety|en|:af|berberis|-ine|text=+|tree=1}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈbɜː.bə.ɹiːn/|a=RP}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈbɝ.bəˌɹin/|/ˈbɝ.bə.ɹɪn/|a=GA}}

===Noun===
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# {{lb|en|biochemistry|pharmaceutical drug}} Any of a class of [[alkaloid]] C<sub>20</sub>H<sub>19</sub>NO<sub>5</sub> originally obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the [[root]] of the [[barberry]], [[goldthread]], and other plants. It is used in [[medicine]] especially for its [[anti