alkaloid
Meaning of alkaloid
noun
any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds of plant origin which have pronounced physiological actions on humans. They include many drugs (morphine, quinine) and poisons (atropine, strychnine).
early 19th century: coined in German from alkali.
Information about alkaloid
- It is a name.
- The plural form of alkaloid is: alkaloids.
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Hyphenation of alkaloid
al-ka-loid
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- alkaloid is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Translation of alkaloid
Words that rhyme with alkaloid
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