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Alt. of Alkaloidal

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  1. a. Alt. of Alkaloidal
  2. n. An class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/organic">organic base, especially one of a class of substances occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies of animals.
  3. n. natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
  4. An class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/organic">organic base, especially one of a class of substances occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies of animals. Note: Alcaloids all contain nitrogen, carbon, and hydrogen, and many of them also contain oxygen. They include many of the active principles in plants; thus, morphine and narcotine are alkaloids found in opium. Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.
  5. An class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/organic">organic base, especially one of a class of substancesoccurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies ofanimals.
  6. n:100 n. natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants