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xanthines

xanthines is the plural of xanthine.

Meaning of xanthine

Noun

xanthine (countable and uncountable, plural xanthines)

  1. Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body.

Questions about xanthines

What is xanthines the plural of?
Xanthines is the plural of xanthine.

Words near xanthines in the dictionary

  1. xanthidylic acid
  2. xanthin
  3. xanthine
  4. xanthine oxidase
  5. xanthine oxidases
  6. xanthines
  7. xanthinic
  8. xanthinin
  9. xanthinine
  10. xanthinol
  11. xanthinosin

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