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Definition of Alkaloid

1. Noun. Natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants.

Definition of Alkaloid

1. a. Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.

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

Definition of Alkaloid

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any of many organic heterocyclic bases, that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties. ¹

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Definition of Alkaloid

1. a type of chemical compound [n -S]

Medical Definition of Alkaloid

1. One of a large group of nitrogenous substances found in naturally in plants. They are usually very bitter and although the plant may be poisonous, many have extracts that are pharmacologically active. Examples are atropine, caffeine, coniine, morphine, nicotine, quinine, strychnine. The term is also applied to synthetic substances which have structures similar to plant alkaloids, such as procaine. (29 Sep 1997)

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