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Definition of Colchicine

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

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)

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