alkaloid
(noun) natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
alkaloid (plural alkaloids)
(organic chemistry) Any of many organic heterocyclic bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.
• See also alkaloid
alkaloid (comparative more alkaloid, superlative most alkaloid)
Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
Source: Wiktionary
Al"ka*loid, n. (Chem.)
Definition: An organic base, especially one of a class of substances occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies of animals.
Note: Alcaloids 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.
Al"ka*loid, Al`ka*loid"al, a. Etym: [Alkali + -oid: cf. F. alcaloĂŻde.]
Definition: Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 February 2025
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
