Answer to "Alkaloid used in medicine" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BETAINE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1992.

Alkaloid used in medicine crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer Likelyness Letters
BETAINE50 %7
ESERINE50 %7

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Alkaloid used in medicine

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.
  • papaverine
  • curare
  • kavrin
  • nicotine
  • colchicine
  • physostigmine
  • morphine
  • belladonna
  • berberine
  • mescaline
  • reserpine
  • atropine

Crossword Answer definitions

BETAINE noun
  1. A sweet, crystalline compound (not an alkaloid), trimethylammoniumacetate, found in sugar beet and similar plants, sometimes used to treat muscular degeneracy; the zwitterion (CH3)3N+CH2COO-
  2. Any derivative of this compound.
  3. (by extension) Any similar compound, based on sulfur or phosphorus etc, having an onium ion with no hydrogen atom adjacent to the anionic atom.

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