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methylxanthine

methylxanthine noun: any of a group of compounds, such as caffeine, formed through the methylation of xanthines.

Noun

methylxanthine (plural methylxanthines)

  1. Any of a group of compounds, such as caffeine, formed through the methylation of xanthines.

Forms of methylxanthine

pluralmethylxanthines

Origin of methylxanthine

From methyl + xanthine.

Words formed from methylxanthine

Questions about methylxanthine

What does methylxanthine mean?
Methylxanthine means any of a group of compounds, such as caffeine, formed through the methylation of xanthines.
What part of speech is methylxanthine?
Methylxanthine is a noun.
What is the plural of methylxanthine?
The plural of methylxanthine is methylxanthines.

Words near methylxanthine in the dictionary

  1. methylumbelliferones
  2. methylurethane
  3. methyluridine
  4. methyluridines
  5. methylvinyldichlorosilane
  6. methylxanthine
  7. methylxanthines
  8. methylxanthinic
  9. methymycin
  10. methyprylon
  11. methyprylone

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