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xanthine definition

xan·thine (-t̸hēn′, -t̸hin)

noun

  1. a white, crystalline, nitrogenous compound, CHNO, resembling uric acid: it is present in blood, urine, and certain plants
  2. any of various derivatives of this compound

Etymology: Fr: see xantho- & -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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