Definition of Colchicine

1. Noun. An analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout.

Generic synonyms: Analgesic, Anodyne, Pain Pill, Painkiller

Definition of Colchicine

1. n. A powerful vegetable alkaloid, C17H19NO5, extracted from the Colchicum autumnale, or meadow saffron, as a white or yellowish amorphous powder, with a harsh, bitter taste; -- called also colchicia.

Definition of Colchicine

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Medical Definition of Colchicine

1. Alkaloid (400 D) isolated from the Autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale) that blocks microtubule assembly by binding to the tubulin heterodimer (but not to tubulin). As a result of interfering with microtubule reassembly will block mitosis at metaphase. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Colchicine

colatitude
colatitudes
Cola acuminata
cola extract
cola nut
Colbert
Colbert butter
colby
colbys
colcannon
colcannons
colcemid
colchica
Colchicaceae
colchicine (current term)
colchicine (current term)
colchicines
colchicum
Colchicum
colchicums
Colchicum autumnale
Colchicum corm
colchine
Colchis
colcothar
colcothars
cold
cold
cold-blooded
cold-blooded

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