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xanthopterine

xanthopterine is the alternative form of xanthopterin.

Meaning of xanthopterin

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.

Questions about xanthopterine

What is xanthopterine the alternative form of?
Xanthopterine is the alternative form of xanthopterin.

Words near xanthopterine in the dictionary

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

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