different between colchicine vs colcemid

English

Etymology

From colchicum +? -ine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?l.t??s.i?n/, /?k?l.k?s.i?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?l.t???si?n/, /?k?l.k??si?n/

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• thiocolchicine

Translations

References

• “colchicine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “colchicine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?l.xi?si.n?/
• Hyphenation: col?chi?ci?ne
• Rhymes: -in?

Noun

colchicine f (uncountable)

1. colchicine

French

Noun

colchicine f (plural colchicines)

1. colchicine

Further reading

• “colchicine” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

colchicine f

1. plural of colchicina

Anagrams

• cicloniche

English

Noun

colcemid (uncountable)

1. A derivative of colchicine that is used in genetic research