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alkaloid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun alkaloid has 1 sense
- alkaloid(n = noun.substance) - natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants; has particulars: atropine, hyoscyamine, pilocarpine, hyoscine, scopolamine, physostigmine, cinchonine, ephedrine, ergonovine, ergotrate maleate, ergotamine, pseudoephedrine, nicotine, strychnine, brucine, betaine, caffein, caffeine, rauwolfia, curare, tubocurarine
is a kind of organic compound
Derived form adjective alkaloidal1
CIDE DICTIONARY
alkaloid, a. [Alkali + -oid: cf. F. alcaloïde.].
- Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali. [1913 Webster]
- of or pertaining to alkaloids. [WordNet 1.5]
alkaloid, n.
An organic base, especially one of a class of nitrogen-containing substances occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies of animals. [1913 Webster]
" Alkaloids all contain nitrogen, carbon, and hydrogen, and many of them also contain oxygen. They include many of the active principles in plants; thus, morphine and narcotine are alkaloids found in opium."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
alkaloid, n. any of a series of nitrogenous organic compounds of plant origin, many of which are used as drugs, e.g. morphine, quinine.
Etymology
G (as ALKALI)
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