English Explanatory Dictionary

xanthopterin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A yellow crystalline solid that occurs mainly in the wings of butterflies and in the urine of mammals, converted by microorganisms into folic acid.

Word forms

xanthopterin xanthopterins

Etymology

From xantho- + pterin.

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