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Alkaloid  n.  (Chem.) An organic base, especially one of a class of nitrogen-containing 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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Words linked to "Alkaloid" :   physostigmine, tubocurarine, organic compound, cinchonine, scopolamine, pseudoephedrine, alkaloidal, curare, pilocarpine, rauwolfia, ephedrine, hyoscine, brucine, ergotamine, caffein, betaine, hyoscyamine, ergonovine, atropine, nicotine, strychnine, Ergotrate Maleate


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