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秋水仙碱

qiū shuǐ xiān jiǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
colchicine (a toxic alkaloid used to treat gout)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-7934d659473f40e9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

秋水仙鹼 秋水仙碱 [qiu1 shui3 xian1 jian3] /colchicine (a toxic alkaloid used to treat gout)/

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Other forms in these source records: 秋水仙鹼

  • 秋
    qiū

    autumn / fall / harvest time / used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiū qiān]

    Qiū

    surname Qiu

  • 水
    shuǐ

    water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[huì shuǐ] and 水性[shuǐ xìng]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment

    Shuǐ

    surname Shui / Shui ethnic group

  • 仙
    xiān

    immortal

  • 碱
    jiǎn

    (chemistry) base / alkali / soda

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.