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hypoxanthine

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

Noun

hypoxanthine (countable and uncountable, plural hypoxanthines)

  1. A bicyclic heterocycle, 3,7-dihydropurin-6-one, that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of uric acid.
    Synonyms:
    sarcin, sarcine, sarkin

Synonyms of hypoxanthine

Forms of hypoxanthine

pluralhypoxanthines
alternative form (dated)hypoxanthin

Origin of hypoxanthine

From hypo- + xanthine

Questions about hypoxanthine

What does hypoxanthine mean?
Hypoxanthine means a bicyclic heterocycle, 3,7-dihydropurin-6-one, that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of uric acid.
What part of speech is hypoxanthine?
Hypoxanthine is a noun.
What is the plural of hypoxanthine?
The plural of hypoxanthine is hypoxanthines.

Words near hypoxanthine in the dictionary

  1. hypovolæmic
  2. hypoxaemia
  3. hypoxaemias
  4. hypoxaemic
  5. hypoxanthin
  6. hypoxanthine
  7. hypoxanthines
  8. hypoxemia
  9. hypoxemias
  10. hypoxemic
  11. hypoxemically

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