ALLOXAN


Meaning of ALLOXAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈläk-sən ]

noun

Etymology: German, from All antoin + Ox alsäure oxalic acid + -an

Date: 1853

: a crystalline compound C 4 H 2 N 2 O 4 causing diabetes mellitus when injected into experimental animals

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