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An organic base, especially one of a class of substances occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies of animals. Note: Alcaloids all contain nitrogen, carbon, and hydrogen, and many of them also contain oxygen. They include many

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An organic base, especially one of a class of substances occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies of animals. Note: Alcaloids all contain nitrogen, carbon, and hydrogen, and many of them also contain oxygen. They include many of the active principles in plants; thus, morphine and narcotine are alkaloids found in opium.

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  • CLASSIFIC
    Characterizing a class or classes; relating to classification.
  • FORMALITY
    The dress prescribed for any body of men, academical, municipal, or sacerdotal. The doctors attending her in their formalities as far as Shotover. Fuller. 6. That which is formal; the formal part. It unties the inward knot of marriage, . . . while
  • CARBON STEEL
    Steel deriving its qualities from carbon chiefly, without the presence of other alloying elements; --opposed to alloy steel.
  • CLASSIFICATORY
    Pertaining to classification; admitting of classification. "A classificatory system." Earle.
  • CARBONATATION
    The saturation of defecated beet juice with carbonic acid gas. Knight.
  • CLASSICISM
    A classic idiom or expression; a classicalism. C. Kingsley.
  • HYDROGENIUM
    Hydrogen; -- called also in view of its supposed metallic nature. Graham.
  • ORGANICALNESS
    The quality or state of being organic.
  • OXYGENIZE
    To oxidize.
  • CLASSIS
    An ecclesiastical body or judicat (more info) 1. A class or order; sort; kind. His opinion of that classis of men. Clarendon.
  • CARBONIDE
    A carbide.
  • FORMICARY
    The nest or dwelling of a swarm of ants; an ant-hill.
  • FORMULIZE
    To reduce to a formula; to formulate. Emerson.
  • FORMERLY
    In time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore.
  • OXYGENATOR
    An oxidizer.
  • CONTAINMENT
    That which is contained; the extent; the substance. The containment of a rich man's estate. Fuller.
  • OXYGENIC
    Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, oxygen; producing oxygen.
  • FORMICAROID
    Like or pertaining to the family Formicaridæ or ant thrushes.
  • FORME
    First. "Adam our forme father." Chaucer.
  • FORMIDABLY
    In a formidable manner.
  • OMNIFORMITY
    The condition or quality of having every form. Dr. H. More.
  • INFORMITY
    Want of regular form; shapelessness.
  • FALCIFORM
    Having the shape of a scithe or sickle; resembling a reaping hook; as, the falciform ligatment of the liver.
  • DEFORMER
    One who deforms.
  • DIVERSIFORM
    Of a different form; of varied forms.
  • PREFORM
    To form beforehand, or for special ends. "Their natures and preformed faculties. " Shak.
  • VARIFORM
    Having different shapes or forms.
  • RESINIFORM
    Having the form of resin.
  • BIFORM
    Having two forms, bodies, or shapes. Croxall.
  • VILLIFORM
    Having the form or appearance of villi; like close-set fibers, either hard or soft; as, the teeth of perch are villiform.
  • REFORMALIZE
    To affect reformation; to pretend to correctness.
  • DEOXYGENATE
    To deoxidize.
  • MONOCARBONIC
    Containing one carboxyl group; as, acetic acid is a monocarbonic acid.
  • FULL-FORMED
    Full in form or shape; rounded out with flesh. The full-formed maids of Afric. Thomson.
  • SCORIFORM
    In the form of scoria.

 

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