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colchicines

colchicines is the plural 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 colchicines

What is colchicines the plural of?
Colchicines is the plural of colchicine.

Words near colchicines in the dictionary

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

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