xanthine
Meaning of xanthine
noun
a crystalline compound found in blood and urine which is an intermediate in the metabolic breakdown of nucleic acids to uric acid.
mid 19th century: from xanthic + -ine4.
Information about xanthine
- It is a name.
- The plural form of xanthine is: xanthines.
- Languages in which xanthine is used:
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Hyphenation of xanthine
xan-thine
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- xanthine is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Anagrams of xanthine
Words that rhyme with xanthine
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