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Webster 1913 Edition


Hypoxanthin

Hyˊpo-xan′thin

,
Noun.
[Pref.
hypo-
+
xanthin
.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, closely related to xanthin and uric acid, widely distributed through the animal body, but especially in muscle tissue; – called also
sarcin
,
sarkin
.

Definition 2024


hypoxanthin

hypoxanthin

English

Noun

hypoxanthin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A crystalline nitrogenous substance, closely related to xanthin and uric acid, found throughout the animal body but especially in muscle tissue.

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