ALKALOID


Meaning of ALKALOID in English

/ ˈælkəlɔɪd; NAmE / noun

( biology or medical ) a poisonous substance found in some plants. There are many different alkaloids and some are used as the basis for drugs.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: coined in German from alkali .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.