colchicine

[ kol-chuh-seen, -sin, kol-kuh- ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a pale yellow, crystalline alkaloid, C22H25NO6, the active principle of colchicum.

Origin of colchicine

1
First recorded in 1850–55; colchic(um) + -ine2

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colchicine

/ (ˈkɒltʃɪˌsiːn, -sɪn, ˈkɒlkɪ-) /


noun
  1. a pale-yellow crystalline alkaloid extracted from seeds or corms of the autumn crocus. It is used in the treatment of gout and to create polyploid plants by inhibiting chromosome separation during meiosis. Formula: C 22 H 25 NO 6

Origin of colchicine

1
C19: from colchicum + -ine ²

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