/euh lok"seuhn/ , n. Biochem.
a white crystalline pyrimidine derivative, C 4 H 2 O 4 N 2 , used in biomedical research to induce diabetes in laboratory animals.
[ All ( antoïn ) ALLANTOIN + Ox ( alsäure ) OXALIC ACID + -an -AN; coined by J. von LIEBIG in 1838 ]