"alloxan" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /æˈlɒk.sən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æˈlɑks.ən/ [General-American] Forms: alloxans [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒksən Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} alloxan (countable and uncountable, plural alloxans)
  1. (biochemistry) An oxidation product of uric acid, 2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-pyrimidinetetrone, capable of inducing diabetes by destroying pancreatic tissue Wikipedia link: alloxan Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: alloxanic, alloxanized Translations (an oxidation product of uric acid): alloxane [feminine] (French), aloxano [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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