Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thiocolchicine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thio-colchicine
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any thio derivative of colchicine, but especially the tubulin synthesis inhibitor 10-thiocolchicine

Example Sentences

"However, owing to their high toxicities, colchicine and thiocolchicine are still in preclinical trials to determine their potential anti-tumor activity."

Etymology

From thio- + colchicine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: thio

Inflected Forms

thiocolchicines (plural)

Questions

What does thiocolchicine mean?: Any thio derivative of colchicine, but especially the tubulin synthesis inhibitor 10-thiocolchicine
Where does thiocolchicine come from?: From thio- + colchicine.

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