different between yohimbine vs alkaloid

English

Etymology

From yohimbe +? -ine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /j???h?m.bi?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /jo??h?m?bi?n/

Noun

yohimbine (countable and uncountable, plural yohimbines)

1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A toxic crystalline compound obtained from the bark of the yohimbe tree, used as an adrenergic blocking agent and also as an aphrodisiac in the treatment of impotence.

Related terms

• yohimbic acid

References

• “yohimbine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

French

Noun

yohimbine f (plural [please provide])

1. yohimbine

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