See Also: lumicolchicines(medicine)

unspike (iou) and lumicolchicines (medicine)


unspike (iou)



unspike verb trans. L17.
[from UN-2 + SPIKE verb1.]
Unplug (a cannon etc.) by removing a spike.

lumicolchicines (medicine)


lumicolchicines


N-(5,6,7,7b,8,10a-hexahydro-1,2,3,9-tetramethoxy- 8-oxobenzo(a) cyclopenta(3,4)cyclobuta(1,2-c)cyclopenten- 7-ylacetamide. Three, alpha, beta, and gamma isomers of ultraviolet degradation products of colchicine that lack many of the physiological actions of the parent; used as experimental control for colchicine actions.