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Alkaloid vs Veratralbine - What's the difference?

alkaloid | veratralbine |

As nouns the difference between alkaloid and veratralbine

is that alkaloid is alkaloid while veratralbine is (organic compound) a yellowish amorphous alkaloid, c28h43no5, extracted from the rootstock of veratrum album .

alkaloid

English

(wikipedia alkaloid)

Noun

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

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    * 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) ----

    veratralbine

    English

    Noun

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  • (organic compound) A yellowish amorphous alkaloid, C28H43NO5, extracted from the rootstock of Veratrum album .
    • (Webster 1913)