Colchicine
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A powerful vegetable alkaloid, C17H19NO5, extracted from theColchicum autumnale, or meadow saffron, as a white or yellowishamorphous powder, with a harsh, bitter taste; -- called alsocolchicia.
Colchicine meaning & definition 1 of Colchicine.
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a drug used in the treatment of gout (= a painful disease that makes the joints swell)
Colchicine meaning & definition 2 of Colchicine.
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A yellow compound present in the corms of colchicums, used to relieve pain in cases of gout.
Colchicine meaning & definition 3 of Colchicine.