METHYLXANTHINE

Meaning of METHYLXANTHINE in English

Pronunciation: - ' zan- ˌ th ē n

Function: noun

Date: 1949

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

METHYLXANTHINE — noun Date: 1949 a methylated xanthine derivative (as caffeine, theobromine, or theophylline)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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
XANTHINE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1857 : a feebly basic compound C 5 H 4 N 4 O 2 …
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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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