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xanthine

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈzanθiːn/Part of speech nounSorted aehinntxStarts with XEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A nitrogen-containing compound related to caffeine and uric acid.

Word origin

From international scientific vocabulary, from French xanthine, reflecting New Latin combining forms: xanth- + -ine; ultimately from Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”), because xanthine is yellowish-white. By surface analysis, xanth- + -ine.

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