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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
alkaloid /ˈalkəlɔɪd/

▶noun Chemistry any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds of plant origin which have pronounced physiological actions on humans.

'alkaloid' also found in these Oxford entries:

caffeine - ephedrine - ergotamine - hyoscine - jaborandi - pilocarpine - psilocybin - reserpine - strychnine

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