colchicine

From colchicum +‎ -ine.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒl.tʃɪs.iːn/, /ˈkɒl.kɪs.iːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑl.t͡ʃəˌsiːn/, /ˈkɑl.kəˌsiːn/

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.
   • 1964, Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice:

     Gloriosa superba: spectacularly beautiful climbing lily. Roots, stalks, leaves contain an acrid narcotic, superbine, as well as colchicine and choline. Three grains of colchicine are fatal. Hawaii.

• thiocolchicine

• “colchicine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “colchicine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Borrowed from German Colchicin. Equivalent to translingual Colchicum +‎ -ine. Ultimately derived from Colchis.

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔl.xiˈsi.nə/

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• Hyphenation: col‧chi‧ci‧ne
• Rhymes: -inə

colchicine f (uncountable)

1. colchicine

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colchicine f (plural colchicines)

1. colchicine

• “colchicine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

colchicine f

1. plural of colchicina

• cicloniche