alkaloid
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1. natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | organic compound, |
| definition | : | any compound of carbon and another element or a radical (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | atropine, |
| definition | : | a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hyoscyamine, |
| definition | : | a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pilocarpine, |
| definition | : | cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hyoscine, scopolamine, |
| definition | : | an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | physostigmine, |
| definition | : | used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cinchonine, |
| definition | : | an alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drug (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | ephedrine, |
| definition | : | white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | ergonovine, ergotrate maleate, |
| definition | : | an alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular contraction of the uterus and is administered after childbirth or abortion (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | ergotamine, |
| definition | : | an alkaloid derived from ergot that is less toxic than ergot; causes constriction of blood vessels and is used to treat migraine (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | pseudoephedrine, |
| definition | : | poisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with it (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | nicotine, |
| definition | : | an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | strychnine, |
| definition | : | an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | brucine, |
| definition | : | a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | betaine, |
| definition | : | a sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | caffein, caffeine, |
| definition | : | a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | rauwolfia, |
| definition | : | any of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | curare, tubocurarine, |
| definition | : | a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | alkaloidal, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or consisting of alkaloids (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | alkaloidal, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or consisting of alkaloids (adj.pert) |
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