As nouns the difference between alkaloid and jamaicine
is that alkaloid is any of many organic heterocyclic bases, that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties while jamaicine is a bitter alkaloid said to be contained in the bark of Geoffroya inermis, a leguminous tree of Jamaica and Suriname.
As an adjective alkaloid
is relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
alkaloid
Noun
(
en noun)
(organic chemistry) Any of many organic heterocyclic bases, that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.
Hyponyms
* See also
Related terms
* atropine
* codeine
* Demerol
* emetine
* ergotamine
* lysergic acid
* meperidine
* morphine
* nicotine
* papaverine
* pethidine
* piperidine
* reserpine
* scopine
* strychnine
* thebaine
* yohimbine
jamaicine
English
Noun
(-)
(organic compound, archaic) A bitter alkaloid said to be contained in the bark of Geoffroya inermis , a leguminous tree of Jamaica and Suriname. 