Alkaloid is a related term of papaverine.
As nouns the difference between papaverine and alkaloid
is that papaverine is a non-addictive derivative of opium used in medicine to relieve muscle spasms, as a vasodilator and in some forms of erectile dysfunction while alkaloid is any of many organic heterocyclic bases, that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.
As an adjective alkaloid is
relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
papaverine
English
Noun
(-)
A non-addictive derivative of opium used in medicine to relieve muscle spasms, as a vasodilator and in some forms of erectile dysfunction.
Derived terms
* tetrahydropapaverine
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
