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paraxanthin

paraxanthin noun: a crystalline substance closely related to xanthin, once thought to be present in small quantities in urine.

Noun

paraxanthin (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A crystalline substance closely related to xanthin, once thought to be present in small quantities in urine.

Origin of paraxanthin

From para- + xanthin.

Questions about paraxanthin

What does paraxanthin mean?
Paraxanthin means a crystalline substance closely related to xanthin, once thought to be present in small quantities in urine.
What part of speech is paraxanthin?
Paraxanthin is a noun.

Words near paraxanthin in the dictionary

  1. parawing
  2. parawings
  3. parawise
  4. parawollastonite
  5. parawulffite
  6. paraxanthin
  7. paraxanthine
  8. paraxanthines
  9. paraxazone
  10. paraxial
  11. paraxiality

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