different between alkaloid vs ergotism

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

Etymology 1

ergot +? -ism

Noun

ergotism (countable and uncountable, plural ergotisms)

1. The plant disease caused by ergot.
2. The effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs consisting of convulsive and gangrenous symptoms.
3. The usage of ergot infested grain to poison animals.

Synonyms

• ergotoxicosis
• Saint Anthony's fire

Etymology 2

French ergotisme, from Latin ergo.

Noun

ergotism (plural ergotisms)

1. A logical deduction.
   • c. 1670s, Thomas Browne, Christian Morals

     States are not governed by Ergotisms. Many have Ruled will who could not perhaps define a Commonwealth […]

Anagrams

• gritsome

Romanian

Etymology

From French ergotisme

Noun

ergotism n (uncountable)

1. ergotism

Declension