colchicine
colchicine · colchicines
колхицин
Colchicin
A highly toxic alkaloid, chemical formula C₂₂H₂₅NO₆, originally extracted from plants…A highly toxic alkaloid, chemical formula C₂₂H₂₅NO₆, originally extracted from plants of the genus Colchicum and formerly used to treat rheumatic complaints, now used mainly in the treatment of gout.
UK/ˈkɒl.tʃɪs.iːn/US/ˈkɑl.t͡ʃəˌsiːn/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A highly toxic alkaloid, chemical formula C₂₂H₂₅NO₆, originally extracted from plants of the genus Colchicum and formerly used to treat rheumatic complaints, now used mainly in the treatment of gout.
Colchicin
колхици́нkolxicín
More definitions
- an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout
Translations
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Origin
From colchicum + -ine.From colchicum + -ine.
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Forms
plural: colchicines| Singular | colchicine |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedthiocolchicine
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable