Alkaloid
Pronunciation : Al"ka*loid
Part of Speech : n. (Chem.)
Definition : Defn: An organic base, especially one of a class of substances occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies of animals.
Note: Alcaloids 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Al"ka*loid
Part of Speech : Al`ka*loid"al
Etymology : [Alkali + -oid: cf. F. alcalo?de.]
Definition : Defn: Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913