alkaloid
See also: Alkaloid
English
Etymology
From alkali + -oid. Compare French alcaloïde.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæl.kə.lɔɪd/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file)
Noun
alkaloid (plural alkaloids)
- (organic chemistry) Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.
- 1990, Song Liu, Syntheses of Aspidosperma Alkaloids, page 2:
- The Aspidosperma alkaloids are the largest group of indole alkaloids.
- 2010, Bertil B. Fredholm, Methylxanthines:
- Xanthosine, the initial substrate of purine alkaloid synthesis, is supplied by at least four different pathways […]
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:alkaloid
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
organic heterocyclic base
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See also
Adjective
alkaloid (comparative more alkaloid, superlative most alkaloid)
- Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
Further reading
- “alkaloid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈalkaloɪt]
Noun
alkaloid m inan
Declension
Declension of alkaloid (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | alkaloid | alkaloidy |
| genitive | alkaloidu | alkaloidů |
| dative | alkaloidu | alkaloidům |
| accusative | alkaloid | alkaloidy |
| vocative | alkaloide | alkaloidy |
| locative | alkaloidu | alkaloidech |
| instrumental | alkaloidem | alkaloidy |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
alkaloid n (definite singular alkaloidet, indefinite plural alkaloid or alkaloider, definite plural alkaloida or alkaloidene)
References
- “alkaloid” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “alkaloid” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
alkaloid n (definite singular alkaloidet, indefinite plural alkaloid, definite plural alkaloida)
References
- “alkaloid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From alkalia + -oid. First attested in 1822.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.kaˈlɔ.it/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔit
- Syllabification: al‧ka‧lo‧id
Noun
alkaloid m inan
Declension
Declension of alkaloid
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | alkaloid | alkaloidy |
| genitive | alkaloidu | alkaloidów |
| dative | alkaloidowi | alkaloidom |
| accusative | alkaloid | alkaloidy |
| instrumental | alkaloidem | alkaloidami |
| locative | alkaloidzie | alkaloidach |
| vocative | alkaloidzie | alkaloidy |
Derived terms
adjective
Related terms
adjectives
adverb
nouns
verbs
- alkalizować impf
- zalkalizować pf
Collocations
Collocations
- alkaloidy pirydynowe ― pyridine alkaloids
- alkaloidy purynowe ― purine alkaloids
- alkaloidy roślinne ― plant alkaloids
- trujący alkaloid ― poisonous alkaloid
- psychoaktywne alkaloidy ― psychoactive alkaloids
- toksyczne alkaloidy ― toxic alkaloids
- szkodliwe alkaloidy ― harmful alkaloids
- naturalne alkaloidy ― natural alkaloids
- alkaloidy sporyszu ― ergot alkaloids
- alkaloidy pokrzyku ― hymen alkaloids
- alkaloid teiny ― theine alkaloid
- alkaloidy opium ― opium alkaloids
- zawartość alkaloidów ― alkaloids content
- grupa alkaloidów ― group of alkaloids
- obecność alkaloidów ― the presence of alkaloids
- działanie alkaloidów ― action of alkaloids
- zawierać alkaloidy ― contain alkaloids
- alkaloid występuje ― alkaloid is present
References
Further reading
- alkaloid in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- alkaloid in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “alkaloid”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “alkaloid”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 25
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alkalǒiːd/
- Hyphenation: al‧ka‧lo‧id
Noun
alkalòīd m inan (Cyrillic spelling алкало̀ӣд)