"Pereirine" is commonly misspelled due to its complex phonetic structure. The correct spelling is pereirine [pəˈreɪrɪn]. The IPA phonetic transcription of the word is essential in understanding its spelling due to the inconsistency between graphemes and phonemes. The word is pronounced with a short schwa sound [ə], an open e sound [eɪ], and an unstressed -ine suffix [-rɪn]. The correct spelling of "pereirine" is an important element in scientific and medical contexts, where it is commonly used to describe organic compounds.
An alkaloid with antiperiodic properties derived from the bark of Geissospermum vellozii, a tree of Brazil; dose, gr. 10 (0.6).
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.