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Alkaloid vs Ergoline - What's the difference?

alkaloid | ergoline |

As nouns the difference between alkaloid and ergoline

is that alkaloid is alkaloid while ergoline is (chemistry) a tetracyclic heterocycle whose structural skeleton is contained in a diverse range of alkaloids, including some psychedelic drugs, and whose derivatives are used clinically for vasoconstriction and in the treatment of migraine and parkinson's disease.

alkaloid

English

(wikipedia alkaloid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of many organic heterocyclic bases, that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.

    • Hyponyms

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    Related terms

    * atropine * codeine * Demerol * emetine * ergotamine * lysergic acid * meperidine * morphine * nicotine * papaverine * pethidine * piperidine * reserpine * scopine * strychnine * thebaine * yohimbine

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    ergoline

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia ergoline)
  • (chemistry) A tetracyclic heterocycle whose structural skeleton is contained in a diverse range of alkaloids, including some psychedelic drugs, and whose derivatives are used clinically for vasoconstriction and in the treatment of migraine and Parkinson's disease.

    • See also

    * ergotism