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Meaning of Alkaloid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈæl.kə.lɔɪd

Definitions

Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.

Equivalents

Čeština alkaloid
Deutsch Alkaloid
Ελληνικά αλκαλοειδές
Esperanto alkaloido
Español alcaloide
Suomi alkaloidi
Français alcaloïde
Gaeilge alcalóideach
Italiano alcaloide
日本語 アルカロイド
ქართული ალკალოიდი
Қазақша алкалоид
한국어 알칼로이드
Polski alkaloid
Português alcaloide
Română alcaloid
Русский алкалоид
Српски alkaloid алкалоид
Türkçe alkaloit
Українська алкалоїд
Tiếng Việt an-ca-lô-ít

Examples

“The Aspidosperma alkaloids are the largest group of indole alkaloids.”
“Xanthosine, the initial substrate of purine alkaloid synthesis, is supplied by at least four different pathways […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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