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cine — col·chi·cine; co·ma·cine; dou·cine; fes·tu·cine; fu·li·cine; gar·an·cine; glau·cine; hir·cine; leu·cine; lim·a·cine; lum·bri·cine; lyn·cine; myr·mi·cine; nat·ri·cine; noc·ti·lu·cine; os·cine; per·di·cine; phal·a·cro·cor·a·cine; pho·cine; pi·cine; … English syllables
colchicine — col·chi·cine … English syllables
colchicine — col•chi•cine [[t]ˈkɒl tʃəˌsin, sɪn, ˈkɒl kə [/t]] n. pha a pale yellow, crystalline alkaloid, C22H25NO6, the active principle of colchicum • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
Colchicine — A substance found in a plant that is used in clinical medicine for the treatment of gouty arthritis and in the laboratory to arrest cells during cell division (by disrupting the spindle) so their chromosomes can be visualized. The name colchicine … Medical dictionary
C17H19NO5 — Colchicine Col chi*cine (? or ?), n. [Cf. F. colchicine.] (Chem.) 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
colchicia — Colchicine Col chi*cine (? or ?), n. [Cf. F. colchicine.] (Chem.) 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Colchicine — Col chi*cine (? or ?), n. [Cf. F. colchicine.] (Chem.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Colchicum autumnale — Colchicine Col chi*cine (? or ?), n. [Cf. F. colchicine.] (Chem.) 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cin — cin·cha; cin·cho·caine; cin·cho·loi·pon; cin·cho·me·ron·ic; cin·cho·na; cin·chon·a·mine; cin·chon·i·cine; cin·chon·i·dine; cin·cho·nine; cin·cho·nin·ic; cin·cho·nism; cin·cho·nize; cin·cho·nol·o·gy; cin·cho·phen; cin·cho·tine; cin·cho·tox·ine;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables