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xanthine

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. xanthine (noun)
  2. xanthine oxidase (noun)

xan·thine

noun \ˈzan-ˌthēn\

Definition of XANTHINE

: a feebly basic compound C5H4N4O2 that occurs especially in animal or plant tissue, is derived from guanine and hypoxanthine, and yields uric acid on oxidation; also : any of various derivatives of this

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