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Nature's nitrogen-laced power moves: caffeine, morphine, nicotine, all quietly running your day.
means A naturally occurring nitrogen-containing compound, usually made by plants, with potent effects on animal bodies.
from Coined in 1819 by German chemist Carl Meissner from Arabic al-qali (the plant ash that gave us alkali) plus Greek -oid, meaning alkali-like.
Bitter by designMost taste bitter, plants' chemical warning to grazers.
Drug cabinetQuinine, cocaine, atropine, strychnine all qualify.
Naming tellPlant-derived ones usually end in -ine.