Alkaloid

['ælkəlɒɪd] or ['ælkə'lɔɪd]

(noun.) natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants.

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(a.) Alt. of Alkaloidal

(n.) An organic base, especially one of a class of substances occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies of animals.

Checker: Percy

n. a vegetable principle possessing in some degree alkaline properties.—adj. pertaining to or resembling alkali.

Editor: Seth