alkaloids
Meaning of alkaloids
plural 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 alkaloids
- It is a name.
- The singular form of alkaloids is: alkaloid.
- Languages in which alkaloids is used:
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Hyphenation of alkaloids
al-ka-loids
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- alkaloids is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
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