Alkaloid
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An organic base, especially one of a class of substancesoccurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies ofanimals.
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(proper noun) A movement in art and music involving elements of dissonance, nonsense, stream-of-consciousness, psychedelic imagery, randomness, and the use of a lexicon of Alkaloid-specific slang. Verb form is [alkalyze].
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a type of chemical found in plants that often acts as a drug or poison, or is used in medicines:
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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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