alkaloidal
adjEtymology From alkaloid + -al.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Of or pertaining to alkaloids.
- In another letter Dr. Lauder Brunton mentions that an active principle of the toad venom is probably of an alkaloidal nature.1892, “The Poison of the Toad”, in C. H. Hughes, editor, The Alienist and Neurologist, volume XIII, Reviews, Notes, Etc., page 398:
- Derived terms
- nonalkaloidal