alkaloid (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *alkaloid*:
NOUN	substance	alkaloid	natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants

alkaloid > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'lkahloy.d
Rhymes	adenoid ... void: 38 rhymes with oyd...

English > *alkaloid*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	Natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants.
Narrower	atropine	A poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family
	betaine	A sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets
	brucine	A bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica
	caffeine, caffein	A bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects
	cinchonine	An alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drug
	ephedrine	white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically
	ergonovine, Ergotrate Maleate	An alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot
	ergotamine	An alkaloid derived from ergot that is less toxic than ergot
	hyoscyamine	A poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent)
	nicotine	An alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco
	physostigmine	Used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma
	pilocarpine	cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma
	pseudoephedrine	poisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with it
	rauwolfia	Any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina
	scopolamine, hyoscine	An alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures
	strychnine	An alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica
	tubocurarine, curare	A toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles
Broader	organic compound	Any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
Spanish	alcaloide
Catalan	alcaloide
Adjectives	alkaloidal	pertaining to or consisting of alkaloids

HyperDic: alkaloid