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alkaloid

noun
/ˈæl.kə.lɔɪd/US

Etymology

From alkali + -oid. Compare French alcaloïde.

  1. derived from قلي
  2. derived from alcali
  3. borrowed from alcali
  4. formed as alkaloid — “alkali + -oid”

Definitions

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

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

    • 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 […]

  2. Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at alkaloid. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at alkaloid. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at alkaloid

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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