"xanthine" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-xanthine.wav Forms: xanthines [plural]
Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, from French xanthine, reflecting New Latin combining forms: xanth- + -ine; ultimately from Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”), because xanthine is yellowish-white. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|xanthine}} French xanthine, {{af|en|xantho-<alt:xanth->|-ine}} xanth- + -ine, {{uder|en|grc|ξανθός||yellow}} Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} xanthine (plural xanthines)
  1. (chemistry) Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body. Wikipedia link: classical compound, international scientific vocabulary, xanthine Categories (topical): Chemistry Synonyms: xanthin [dated, uncommon] Derived forms: hypoxanthine, methylxanthine, nonxanthine, xanthine oxidase, zooxanthine Translations (group of alkaloids, including caffeine): xantina [feminine] (Catalan), 黃嘌呤 /黄嘌呤 (huángpiàolìng) (Chinese), xantin [masculine] (Czech), xanthine (Dutch), ksantino (Esperanto), ksantiin (Estonian), ksantiini (Finnish), dioksipuriini (Finnish), Xanthin [neuter] (German), xantino (Ido), xaintin [feminine] (Irish), xaintín [masculine] (Irish), xantina [feminine] (Italian), キサンチン (kisanchin) (Japanese), xantina [feminine] (Portuguese), ксанти́н (ksantín) [masculine] (Russian), xantina [feminine] (Spanish), ksantin (Turkish)

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