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alkaloidal

[ al-kuh-loid-l ]

/ ˌæl kəˈlɔɪd l /

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adjective

of, relating to, or derived from alkaloids.

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Origin of alkaloidal

First recorded in 1875–80; alkaloid + -al¹

Related formsnon·al·ka·loi·dal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for alkaloidal

There appears to be little doubt that the active principle in this beverage is a poison of an alkaloidal nature.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various
Picric acid, mercuric chloride, and alkaloidal “group reagents” give no precipitate.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
We may take piperidine and coniine as examples of the methods followed in alkaloidal synthesis; these are pyridine bases.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887|Various
The root, leaves, and berries are poisonous, this property being due to the presence of an alkaloidal principle—Atropia.
Memoranda on Poisons|Thomas Hawkes Tanner

The symptoms are described in detail, being in general, similar to those of alkaloidal poisoning.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme