Results for alkaloid

Definitions of alkaloid:

part of speech: adjective

Pertaining to or resembling alkali.

part of speech: noun

A substance having alkaline properties in a slight degree; the alkaline principle of a vegetable.

part of speech: noun

A vegetable principle possessing in some degree alkaline properties.

Usage examples for alkaloid:

• Mortimer Collins makes Sir Clare, one of his characters in Clarisse say: " Liebig, or some other scientist maintains that asparagin- the alkaloid in asparagus- develops form in the human brain: so, if you get hold of an artistic child, and give him plenty of asparagus, he will grow into a second Raffaelle!" "Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure", William Thomas Fernie

• Uric acid then is not present in this case; and the substance must be guanine, an alkaloid known to be the urinary product of the Spiders. "The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles", Jean Henri Fabre