English Explanatory Dictionary

hypoxanthine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bicyclic heterocycle, 3,7-dihydropurin-6-one, that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of uric acid.

Word forms

hypoxanthine hypoxanthines hypoxanthin

Etymology

From hypo- + xanthine

Synonyms

sarcin sarcine sarkin
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