alkaloidal

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From alkaloid +‎ -al.

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alkaloidal (not comparable)

  1. (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to alkaloids.
    • 1892, “The Poison of the Toad”, in C. H. Hughes, editor, The Alienist and Neurologist, volume XIII, Reviews, Notes, Etc., page 398:
      In another letter Dr. Lauder Brunton mentions that an active principle of the toad venom is probably of an alkaloidal nature.

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