生物碱 Traditional form: 生物鹼 Pinyin (reading): shēngwùjiǎn Definitions: alkaloid Characters: 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth 物 - thing, substance, matter; creature 碱 - alkaline, alkali, lye, salt Traditional characters: 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth 物 - thing, substance, matter; creature 鹼 - alkaline, alkali, lye, salt