"colchicine" meaning in English

See colchicine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒl.tʃɪs.iːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɒl.kɪs.iːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑl.t͡ʃəˌsiːn/ [General-American], /ˈkɑl.kəˌsiːn/ [General-American] Forms: colchicines [plural]
Etymology: From colchicum + -ine. Etymology templates: {{af|en|colchicum|-ine}} colchicum + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} colchicine (countable and uncountable, plural colchicines)
  1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) 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. Wikipedia link: colchicine Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Alkaloids, Organic compounds, Pharmaceutical drugs Derived forms: thiocolchicine Translations (alkaloid): 秋水仙素 (qiūshuǐxiānsù) (Chinese Mandarin), 秋水仙鹼 (Chinese Mandarin), 秋水仙碱 (qiūshuǐxiānjiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), kolchicin (Czech), colchicine [feminine] (Dutch), kolkisiini (Finnish), colchicine [feminine] (French), Colchicin [neuter] (German), κολχικίνη (kolchikíni) [feminine] (Greek), colchicina [feminine] (Italian), コルヒチン (koruhichin) (Japanese), колхицин (kolxisin) (Kazakh), колхицин (kolhitsin) (Kyrgyz), kolchicyna [feminine] (Polish), колхици́н (kolxicín) (Russian), kolşisin (Turkish), coltchicene (Walloon)

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