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Alkaloid   /ˈælkəlˌɔɪd/   Listen
Alkaloid

noun
1.
Natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants.



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"Alkaloid" Quotes from Famous Books



... herbs of the genus Aconitum, having tuberous roots, palmately lobed leaves, blue or white flowers with large hoodlike upper sepals, and an aggregate of follicles. The dried leaves and roots of these plants yield a poisonous alkaloid that was formerly used ...
— Mother's Remedies - Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers - of the United States and Canada • T. J. Ritter


Words linked to "Alkaloid" :   Ergotrate Maleate, strychnine, tubocurarine, physostigmine, hyoscyamine, pseudoephedrine, caffeine, rauwolfia, alkaloidal, ergonovine, atropine, brucine, ergotamine, pilocarpine, curare, scopolamine, nicotine, hyoscine, caffein, organic compound, ephedrine, betaine, cinchonine


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