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alloxans

alloxans is the plural of alloxan.

Meaning of alloxan

Noun

alloxan (countable and uncountable, plural alloxans)

  1. An oxidation product of uric acid, 2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-pyrimidinetetrone, capable of inducing diabetes by destroying pancreatic tissue

Questions about alloxans

What is alloxans the plural of?
Alloxans is the plural of alloxan.

Words near alloxans in the dictionary

  1. alloxanates
  2. alloxanic
  3. alloxanic acid
  4. alloxanised
  5. alloxanized
  6. alloxans
  7. alloxanthin
  8. alloxanthine
  9. alloxantin
  10. alloxazine
  11. alloxenic

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