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colchicin

colchicin is the archaic form of colchicine.

Meaning of colchicine

Noun

colchicine (countable and uncountable, plural colchicines)

  1. 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.
    • Gloriosa superba: spectacularly beautiful climbing lily. Roots, stalks, leaves contain an acrid narcotic, superbine, as well as colchicine and choline. Three grains of colchicine are fatal. Hawaii.1964, Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice

Questions about colchicin

What is colchicin the archaic form of?
Colchicin is the archaic form of colchicine.

Words near colchicin in the dictionary

  1. Colchians
  2. colchica
  3. colchicaceous
  4. colchicide
  5. colchicides
  6. colchicin
  7. colchicine
  8. colchicines
  9. colchicinize
  10. colchicinized
  11. colchicinoid

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