[ 'zanθi:n ]
■ noun Biochemistry a crystalline compound formed in the metabolic breakdown of nucleic acids and related to caffeine and other alkaloids.
Origin
C19: from xanthic (from Gk xanthos 'yellow') + -ine 4 .
XANTHINE
Meaning of XANTHINE in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004