HYPOXANTHINE


Meaning of HYPOXANTHINE in English

— hypoxanthic , adj.

/huy'peuh zan"theen, -thin/ , n.

a white, crystalline, almost water-soluble, alkaloidal purine derivative, C 5 H 4 N 4 O, found in animal and vegetable tissues: used chiefly in biochemical research.

[ 1835-45; HYPO- + XANTHINE ]

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