Colchicine

noun

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounA 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.

Synonyms

alkaloid colchicinoid colchicide oxycolchicine allocolchicine chlorocolchicide isocolchicine thiocolchicine colocynthin isocolchicide bicolchicide isocolchicinoid

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