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Alkaloid
Meaning
Noun
●
In Organic chemistry & Alkaloids:
Any of many
organic
(often
heterocyclic
)
bases
that
occur
in
nature
and often have
medicinal
properties.
Adj
●
Relating to,
resembling
, or
containing
alkali.
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Origin
alkaloid
English
-oid
English
εἶδος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
εἴδω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
alkali
English
alcali
French
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