Meaning Of The Word Colchicine

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Colchicine Meaning

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colchicine in American English
a poisonous, yellow alkaloid, C22H25NO6, extracted from the seeds or corms of a species of colchicum (Colchicum autumnale): used in the treatment of gout, in genetic engineering, and to produce chromosome doubling in plants for greater growth and fertile noun: a pale yellow, crystalline alkaloid, C22H25NO6, the active principle of colchicum colchicine in British English noun: a pale-yellow crystalline alkaloid extracted from seeds or corms of the autumn crocus. It is used in the treatment of gout and to create polyploid plants by inhibiting chromosome separation during meiosis. Formula: C22H25NO6 |
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