colchicine

English

Etymology

Colchicum +‎ -ine

Noun

colchicine (countable and uncountable, plural colchicines)

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.

Derived terms

thiocolchicine

Related terms

colchicum

Translations

alkaloid

Czech: kolchicin
Dutch: colchicine
French: colchicine (fr) f
German: Colchicin (de) n
Italian: colchicina f

Japanese: コルヒチン (koruhichin)
Polish: kolchicyna (pl) f
Russian: колхици́н (ru) (kolxicín)
Walloon: coltchicene (wa)

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

colchicine n or f (uncountable)

colchicine

French

Noun

colchicine f (plural colchicines)

colchicine

Further reading

“colchicine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

colchicine f

plural of colchicina

Anagrams

cicloniche

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