1831, from alkali (q.v.) + -oid. "A general term applied to basic compounds of vegetable origin, bitter in taste, and having powerful effects on the animal system" [Flood]. As an adjective by 1859.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The true alkaloid nicotine in Nicotiana functions as an allomone against many insect species.
煙草屬中的真生物堿,煙堿作為利已激素,能防治許多昆蟲.
來(lái)自辭典例句
2. Quinine: Alkaloid found in the bark of cinchona trees and shrubs.
奎寧: 金雞納樹(shù)皮中的生物堿,主要用于治療瘧疾.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. So we survey Kunyu mountain alkaloid plant while our practice emphatically.