In organic chemistry terms the difference between alkaloid and oroidin
is that alkaloid is any of many organic heterocyclic bases, that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties while oroidin is any of a family of alkaloids derived from marine sponges.
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
oroidin
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(organic chemistry) Any of a family of alkaloids derived from marine sponges