colchicine

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(col-chi-cine) 3 syllables

Definition

noun. a poisonous; yellow alkaloid; CHNO; extracted from the seeds or corms of a species of colchicum; used in the treatment of gout

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Colchicine is obtained from the autumn crocus.

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