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. alcaloĂŻde.]
Definition: Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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