METHYLXANTHINE

Meaning of METHYLXANTHINE in English

noun Date: 1949 a methylated xanthine derivative (as caffeine, theobromine, or theophylline)

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METHYLXANTHINE — ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: methyl + xanthine : a methylated xanthine derivative (as caffeine, theobromine, or theophylline)
Webster's New International English Dictionary
METHYLXANTHINE — noun Date: 1949 : a methylated xanthine derivative (as caffeine, theobromine, or theophylline)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
METHYLXANTHINE — [meth.yl.xan.thine] n (1949): a methylated xanthine derivative (as caffeine, theobromine, or theophylline)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
METHYLXANTHINE — Pronunciation: - ' zan- ˌ th ē n Function: noun Date: 1949 : a methylated xanthine derivative (as caffeine, theobromine, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
XANTHINE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1857 : a feebly basic compound C 5 H 4 N 4 O 2 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THEOPHYLLINE — alkaloidal drug used in medicine as an antiasthmatic, coronary vasodilator, and diuretic. Theophylline is a xanthine alkaloid, a methylxanthine chemically …
Britannica English vocabulary
THEOBROMINE — diuretic drug and major alkaloidal constituent of cocoa. Theobromine is a xanthine alkaloid, a methylxanthine, as are caffeine and theophylline, …
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