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pterin

pterin noun: a ketonic amide derivative of pteridine responsible for some of the colouring in nature. It is also a component of folic acid.

Noun

pterin (countable and uncountable, plural pterins)

  1. A ketonic amide derivative of pteridine responsible for some of the colouring in nature. It is also a component of folic acid.

Forms of pterin

pluralpterins

Origin of pterin

From Greek: πτερόν (pteron) = wing (because it was first found in butterfly wings).

Words formed from pterin

Questions about pterin

What does pterin mean?
Pterin means a ketonic amide derivative of pteridine responsible for some of the colouring in nature. It is also a component of folic acid.
What part of speech is pterin?
Pterin is a noun.
What is the plural of pterin?
The plural of pterin is pterins.

Words near pterin in the dictionary

  1. pteridospermatophytes
  2. pteridospermous
  3. pteridosperms
  4. pteriid
  5. pteriids
  6. pterin
  7. pterineid
  8. pterineids
  9. pterinic
  10. pterinosome
  11. pterinosomes

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