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AH020387 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Alkaline VS alkaloid

Is "alkaline" the adjectival form of "alkaloid"?
  

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No, alkali.

— Enoon

  • No, alkali.
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Hi
Can alkaloid itself be an adjective? A few dictionaries tell me so.
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/pronunciation/american/alkaloid_5
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prajwalkrHiCan alkaloid itself be an adjective? A few dictionaries tell me so. Please help me.Prajwal
I am not a chemist, nor do I play one on TV, but sure: Nicotine is an alkaloid. It is an alkaloid compound.
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enoonI am not a chemist, nor do I play one on TV, but sure: Nicotine is an alkaloid. It is an alkaloid compound.
OK, thank you.

Prajwal
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So in the end it is an adjective of alkaloid?!
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AH020387So in the end it is an adjective of alkaloid?!
Very few, few dictionaries refer to alkaloid as an adjective. Alkali is the proper adjective form I have heard and seen, very much as Enoon had stated before.

Prajwal
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prajwalkr AH020387So in the end it is an adjective of alkaloid?!Very few, few dictionaries refer to alkaloid as an adjective. Alkali is the proper adjective form I have heard and seen, very much as Enoon had stated before.Prajwal
That's not what enoon stated. Alkalis and alkaloids are two completely different things. "Alkaline" is the adjective for "alkali". "
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