colchicine - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'colchicine' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Colchicine

[ 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.

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