Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PIP'ER-IN
PIP'ER-IN, n.
- A concretion of volcanic ashes. – Da Costa. Kirwan.
- A peculiar crystaline substance extracted from black pepper. The crystals of piperin are transparent, and they assume the tetrahedral prismatic form with oblique summits. – Carpenter.
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