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xanthopterin

xanthopterin noun: a yellow crystalline solid that occurs mainly in the wings of butterflies and in the urine of mammals, converted by microorganisms into folic acid.

Noun

xanthopterin (countable and uncountable, plural xanthopterins)

  1. A yellow crystalline solid that occurs mainly in the wings of butterflies and in the urine of mammals, converted by microorganisms into folic acid.

Forms of xanthopterin

pluralxanthopterins

Origin of xanthopterin

From xantho- + pterin.

Words formed from xanthopterin

Questions about xanthopterin

What does xanthopterin mean?
Xanthopterin means a yellow crystalline solid that occurs mainly in the wings of butterflies and in the urine of mammals, converted by microorganisms into folic acid.
What part of speech is xanthopterin?
Xanthopterin is a noun.
What is the plural of xanthopterin?
The plural of xanthopterin is xanthopterins.

Words near xanthopterin in the dictionary

  1. xanthopsia
  2. xanthopsin
  3. xanthopsins
  4. xanthopsy
  5. xanthopsydracia
  6. xanthopterin
  7. xanthopterine
  8. xanthopterins
  9. xanthopuccin
  10. xanthopuccine
  11. xanthopurpurin

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