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isatins

isatins is the plural of isatin.

Meaning of isatin

Noun

isatin (countable and uncountable, plural isatins)

  1. The indole derivative 1H-indole-2,3-dione, used in the synthesis of dyes.
    • This finding suggests that the gut flora (absent, of course, in germ free animals) are responsible for the generation of most urinary isatin, but that the tissue material derives from a different source.1993, Vivette Glover, Merton Sandler, “Tribulin and Isatin: An Update”, in Hajime Yasuhara, S. H. Parvez, editors, Monoamine Oxidase: Basic And Clinical Aspects, page 68

Questions about isatins

What is isatins the plural of?
Isatins is the plural of isatin.

Words near isatins in the dictionary

  1. isatines
  2. isatinic
  3. isatinic acid
  4. isatinoid
  5. isatinoids
  6. isatins
  7. isatinyl
  8. isatogen
  9. isatogens
  10. isatoribine
  11. isatropic acid

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