different between emetine vs alkaloid

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (émetos, “vomiting”) +? -ine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??m.?.ti?n/

Noun

emetine (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry, pharmacology) A white crystalline bitter alkaloid, chemical formula C₂₉H₄₀N₂O₄, extracted from ipecacuanha root, and formerly used in the treatment of amebic infections and as an emetic in aversion therapy.
   • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society 2016, p. 323:

     Magendie performed experiments on emetics and the nature of vomiting, and showed that the emetic properties of ipecacuanha were due to a substance he named emetine.

Derived terms

• dehydroemetine

References

• “emetine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “emetine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Italian

Noun

emetine f

1. plural of emetina

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