Alkaloid vs Alcohol - What's the difference?
alkaloid | alcohol |
(organic chemistry) Any of many organic heterocyclic bases, that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
(uncountable) An intoxicating beverage made by the fermentation of sugar or sugar-containing material.
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, title= (obsolete) Any very fine powder.
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As nouns the difference between alkaloid and alcohol
is that alkaloid is any of many organic heterocyclic bases, that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties while alcohol is any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).As an adjective alkaloid
is relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.alkaloid
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(wikipedia alkaloid)Noun
(en noun)Hyponyms
* See alsoalcohol
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(wikipedia alcohol)Noun
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