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Alkaloid |ˈalkəlɔɪd| Noun Chemistry Class Nitrogenous Organic Compounds

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any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds of plant origin which have pronounced physiological actions on humans. They include many drugs (morphine, quinine) and poisons (atropine, strychnine).

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