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Colchicine vs Quinine - What's the difference?

colchicine | quinine |

As nouns the difference between colchicine and quinine

is that colchicine is a highly toxic alkaloid, chemical formula c22h25no6, originally extracted from plants of the genus colchicum and formerly used to treat rheumatic complaints, now used mainly in the treatment of gout while quinine is (pharmaceutical drug) a bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water.

colchicine

English

Noun

(wikipedia colchicine)
  • A highly toxic alkaloid, chemical formula C22H25NO6, originally extracted from plants of the genus Colchicum and formerly used to treat rheumatic complaints, now used mainly in the treatment of gout.

    • quinine

    English

    (wikipedia quinine)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) A bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water.
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    • See also

    * Jesuit's bark ----