alkaloid

== English == === Etymology === From alkali +‎ -oid. Compare French alcaloïde. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈæl.kə.lɔɪd/ === Noun === alkaloid (plural alkaloids) (organic chemistry) Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties. ==== Hyponyms ==== See also Thesaurus:alkaloid ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== alkaloidal alkaloidiferous ==== Translations ==== ==== 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 alkaloid ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From alkali +‎ -oid. === Noun === alkaloid n (definite singular alkaloidet, indefinite plural alkaloid or alkaloider, definite plural alkaloida or alkaloidene) (organic chemistry) an alkaloid === References === “alkaloid” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “alkaloid” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From alkali +‎ -oid. === Noun === alkaloid n (definite singular alkaloidet, indefinite plural alkaloid, definite plural alkaloida) (organic chemistry) an alkaloid === References === “alkaloid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === From alkalia + -oid. First attested in 1822. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al.kaˈlɔ.it/ Rhymes: -ɔit Syllabification: al‧ka‧lo‧id === Noun === alkaloid m inan (organic chemistry) alkaloid ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Collocations ==== === References === === Further reading === “alkaloid”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “alkaloid”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) 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) alkaloid ==== Declension ====