单词 | alkaloid |
释义 | alkaloid (once / 12834 pages) n WORD FAMILY alkaloid: alkaloidal, alkaloids USAGE EXAMPLESThe FDA in April 2004 declared supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids to be adulterated because they carry an unreasonable risk of illness or injury. Washington Times(Dec 19, 2016) Glick’s work also found this particular alkaloid blocks the receptors of addiction in the brain. Slate(Dec 05, 2016) As for where the ants get their alkaloids, Kolby says some species may acquire it from the plants they eat. National Geographic(Sep 26, 2016) n natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants Hypo|Hyper atropine a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides hyoscyaminea poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract pilocarpinecholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma hyoscine, scopolaminean alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures physostigmineused in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma cinchoninean alkaloid derivative of the bark of cinchona trees that is used as an antimalarial drug ephedrinewhite odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma Ergotrate Maleate, ergonovinean alkaloid derived from ergot (trade name Ergotrate Maleate) that is less toxic than ergot; induces muscular contraction of the uterus and is administered after childbirth or abortion ergotaminean alkaloid derived from ergot that is less toxic than ergot; causes constriction of blood vessels and is used to treat migraine pseudoephedrinepoisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with it nicotinean alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide strychninean alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant brucinea bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica betainea sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets caffein, caffeinea bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects rauwolfiaany of several alkaloids extracted from the shrub Rauwolfia serpentina curare, tubocurarinea toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles belladonnaan alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally organic compound any compound of carbon and another element or a radical |
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