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English

Etymology

From alkali +? -oid. Compare French alcaloïde.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æl.k?.l??d/

Noun

alkaloid (plural alkaloids)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of many organic heterocyclic bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:alkaloid

Related terms

• alkaloidal
• alkaloidiferous

Translations

See also

Adjective

alkaloid (comparative more alkaloid, superlative most alkaloid)

1. Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.

Czech

Noun

alkaloid m

1. alkaloid

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From alkali +? -oid

Noun

alkaloid n (definite singular alkaloidet, indefinite plural alkaloid or alkaloider, definite plural alkaloida or alkaloidene)

1. (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)

1. (organic chemistry) an alkaloid

References

• “alkaloid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ka?l?.it/

Noun

alkaloid m inan

1. alkaloid

Declension

Further reading

• alkaloid in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkal?i?d/
• Hyphenation: al?ka?lo?id

Noun

alkalò?d m (Cyrillic spelling ?????????)

1. alkaloid

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• alk.

Etymology

First attested in 1677. From alkali, ultimately from Arabic ?????????? (al-qily, “alkali, ashes of the saltwort”), related to ?????? (qal?, “to roast in a pan, fry”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æl.k?l.a?n/
• (US) enPR: ?l?k?l?n, IPA^(key): /?æl.k?.la?n/

Adjective

alkaline (comparative more alkaline, superlative most alkaline)

1. Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
   • 1913, James Campbell Brown, A History of Chemistry from the Earliest Times, p. 279.

     [Joseph Black's] experiments on magnesia alba, quick lime, and other alkaline substances proved that "fixed air" is given off when limestone is burned, and that the same loss is incurred when it is dissolved in muriatic acid (hydrochloric acid).

2. (chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7.

Synonyms

• (chemistry): basic

Antonyms

• (chemistry): acidic

Derived terms

Related terms

• alkali
• alkaloid

Translations

Noun

alkaline (plural alkalines)

1. An alkaline battery.

Italian

Adjective

alkaline f

1. feminine plural of alkalino