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xanth·uren·ic acid | \ ˌzanth-yə-ˌren-ik- 
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\Medical Definition of xanthurenic acid
: a yellow crystalline phenolic acid C10H7NO4 closely related to kynurenic acid that is a tryptophan metabolite excreted in the urine
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