ALKALOIDS

Noun

alkaloids

plural of alkaloid

Source: Wiktionary


ALKALOID

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. alcaloïde.]

Definition: Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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