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Alkaloid

Alkaloid Meaning & Definition
Alkaloid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alkaloid?

[n] natural nitrogen-containing bases found in plants

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Alkaloid In Webster's Dictionary

\Al"ka*loid\ ([a^]l"k[.a]*loid), Alkaloidal
\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.

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