alkaloidal

American  

[al-kuh-loid-l] / ˌæl kəˈlɔɪd l /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or derived from alkaloids.

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Other Word Forms

• nonalkaloidal
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of alkaloidal

First recorded in 1875–80; alkaloid + -al ¹

Example Sentences

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alkaloidal

Ha!" exclaimed Thorndyke, "this fellow was well up in alkaloidal poisons, it seems; and they appear to have gone about prepared for emergencies.

From The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman

Another class of bases of an alkaloidal nature, are termed ptomaines; these differ from the leucomaines, being produced by putrefactive or bacterial agency from dead flesh.

From The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition by A. W. Duncan

This causes imperfect bile secretion and an imperfect antidotal action to the various toxins of the body or to any alkaloidal drugs or poisons ingested.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne

Since the active alkaloidal and resinoidal principles of roots, barks and gums have been isolated and put in better and more convenient forms, there is no longer need of alcoholic tinctures and elixirs.

From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Martha Meir Allen

Do oats contain any special alkaloidal or stimulating principle?

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Harry Snyder