al·ka·loid /ˈælkəˌlɔɪd/
生物鹼,植物鹼基
al·ka·loid /ˈælkəˌlɔɪd/ 名詞
生物鹼,植物鹼,贗鹼
Al·ka·loid Al·ka·loid·al a.
1. Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.
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Al·ka·loid n. Chem. An organic base, especially one of a class of nitrogen-containing substances occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies of animals.
Note: ☞ Alkaloids 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.
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alkaloid
n : natural nitrogen-containing bases found in plants