|
Alkaloid - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
|
Alkaloid : (noun)
1: natural nitrogen-containing bases found in plants
Based on WordNet 2.0
|
|
Alkaloid : \Al"ka*loid\ ([a^]l"k[.a]*loid), n. (Chem.)
An organic base, especially one of a class of substances
occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the
bodies of animals.
Note: 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
|
|
Alkaloid : \Al"ka*loid\ ([a^]l"k[.a]*loid), Alkaloidal
\Al`ka*loid"al\ ([a^]l`k[.a]*loid"al), a. [Alkali _ -oid: cf. F.
alcalo["i]de.]
Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
|
|
Alkaloid :
Alkaloid: A member of a large group of chemicals that are made by plants and have nitrogen in them. Many alkaloids possess potent pharmacologic effects. The alkaloids include atropine ,
methamphetamine, mescaline, ephedrine, and tryptamine.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
|
|
|
|
|
