alkaloidal
AdjectiveUS[al-kuh-loi-duhl]/ælkəˈlɔɪdəl/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- pertaining to or consisting of alkaloidsRelating to alkaloid
Word of the day · Sep 29About this word
haphazardadjective
What does it mean? Question 1 of today’s quiz
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Al′ka·loid (ăl′kȧ-loid), Al′ka·loid′al (ăl′kȧ-loid′al) adjective
Origin: Alkali + -oid: cf. F. alcaloïde.
1. Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.
2. of or pertaining to alkaloids.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5