alkaloidal
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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
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
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
Ptomaines are chemical compounds of an alkaloidal nature formed in protein substances during putrefaction.
From The Dream Doctor by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
Do oats contain any special alkaloidal or stimulating principle?
From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Harry Snyder
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