colchicine

English

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

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, 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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